verism

plural verisms

1. countableuncountableartPresenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

   In place of the high polish and artifice of, say, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass].

   2007, Andrew Shanken, “The Sublime "Jackass"”, in Places, volume 19

2. countableuncountableartSynonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”).

   Synonyms: verismo