superrealism

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noun

Art intended to portray reality as accurately as possible.

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

nounsuperrealism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableArt intended to portray reality as accurately as possible.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishrealism
  18. Englishsuperrealism

From super- + realism.

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Translations

Irish sár-réalachas
  • sár-réalachasart intended to portray reality as accurately as possible
Polish superrealizm
  • superrealizmart intended to portray reality as accurately as possible
Spanish superrealismo
  • superrealismoart intended to portray reality as accurately as possible
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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