Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

realistic

/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: re-al-is-tic
IPA: /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.

adj

Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

adj

Possible or practical to achieve; based on what is real or practical.

Example Sentences

"A realistic appraisal of the situation."
"Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off."
"A realistic novel about the Victorian poor."
"a realistic goal"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English realistic From realist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more realistic (comparative) most realistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antirealistic biorealistic extrarealistic hyperrealistic macrorealistic neorealistic nonrealistic overrealistic photorealistic pseudorealistic realistically realisticity

Frequently Paired Words

real realism realist reality realize verisimilar

Synonyms

raw realsome naturalistic

Antonyms

unrealistic utopian

Rhymes With

artistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic simplistic

Questions

How do you pronounce realistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/.
What does realistic mean?: Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Where does realistic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English realistic From realist + -ic.

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