| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| realgar | noun | Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also an artificial product. |
| realism | noun | As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle)., As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative., Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact. |
| realist | noun | One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists., An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2. |
| reality | noun | The state or quality of being real; actual being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact., That which is real; an actual existence; that which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has objective existence, and is not merely an idea., Loyalty; devotion., See 2d Realty, 2. |
| realize | verb t. | To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project., To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one’s own in apprehension or experience., To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune., To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation., To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets., To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc. |