representationalism

noun

The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.

Similar
epistemological dualisminternal perceptionindirect realismrealism
OriginEnglish ism ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English re- →
Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounrepresentationalism (countable and uncountable, plural representationalisms)

plural representationalisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.

    Synonyms: epistemological dualism, internal perception, indirect realism

  2. countableuncountableartRealistic representation of the world in art.

    Synonyms: realism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.

Similar
epistemological dualisminternal perceptionindirect realism

nounRealistic representation of the world in art.

Similar
realism
Also see
epistemological dualismindirect realisminternal perception

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpresentation
  7. Englishrepresentation
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishrepresentational
  11. Englishism
  12. Englishrepresentationalism

From representational + ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish representationalismi, representationalismi
  • representationalismithe belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world of the mind of the beholder
  • representationalismirealistic representation of the world
Japanese 表象主義
  • 表象主義 (hyōshō shugi)the belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world of the mind of the beholder
Polish reprezentacjonizm, reprezentacjonizm
  • reprezentacjonizmthe belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world of the mind of the beholder
  • reprezentacjonizmrealistic representation of the world
Portuguese representacionalismo, representacionismo
  • representacionalismothe belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world of the mind of the beholder
  • representacionismothe belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world of the mind of the beholder
  • representacionalismorealistic representation of the world

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

misrepresentational
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: representationalism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.