Meanings
adjectivephotorealist (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, pertaining to or exemplifying photorealism.
Tradition gets a bit of a jolt — although a gentle one — with photorealist works by Robert Cottingham and Richard Estes.
2007 June 1, Martha Schwendener, “In the 21st Century, the Persistence of Tradition”, in New York TimesSynonyms: photorealistic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, pertaining to or exemplifying photorealism.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- 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
- Englishphotorealist
Translations
German Fotorealist, Fotorealistin
- Fotorealistartist
- Fotorealistinartist
Polish fotorealista, fotorealistka
- fotorealistaartist
- fotorealistkaartist
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Cite this entry
APA
photorealist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photorealist
MLA
“photorealist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photorealist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photorealist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photorealist.
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