Meanings
adjectiveantirealistic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesOpposed to realism
The antirealistic stance of the School of the Art Institute continued to influence him. "
1995 January 6, Harold Henderson, “Are We Missing Something?”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinreālis
- Old Frenchree
- Middle Englishreal
- Englishreal
- Englishrealist
- Englishrealistic
- Englishantirealistic
Translations
Polish antyrealistyczny
- antyrealistycznyopposed to realism
Portuguese antirrealista
- antirrealistaopposed to realism
Cite this entry
APA
antirealistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirealistic
MLA
“antirealistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirealistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antirealistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirealistic.
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