pseudorealistic

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adjective

Exhibiting pseudorealism.

OriginEnglish realistic ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudorealistic (comparative more pseudorealistic, superlative most pseudorealistic)

comparative more pseudorealistic · superlative most pseudorealistic

  1. Exhibiting pseudorealism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  7. Proto-Italic*reis
  8. Classical Latinrēs
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Late Latinreālis
  12. Old Frenchree
  13. Middle Englishreal
  14. Englishreal
  15. Englishrealist
  16. Englishrealistic
  17. Englishpseudorealistic

From pseudo- + realistic.

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APA

pseudorealistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorealistic

MLA

“pseudorealistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorealistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudorealistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorealistic.

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