Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naïve realism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
naive re-al-ism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The theory that perception supplies direct awareness of the external world

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

common sense realism direct realism

Questions

What does naïve realism mean?
The theory that perception supplies direct awareness of the external world

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