NATURALISTIC

naturalistic, realistic

(adjective) representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; “realistic portraiture”; “a realistic novel”; “in naturalistic colors”; “the school of naturalistic writers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

naturalistic (comparative more naturalistic, superlative most naturalistic)

Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic.

Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.

Source: Wiktionary


Nat`u*ral*is"tic, a.

1. Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.

2. Closely resembling nature; realistic. "Naturalistic bit of pantomime." W. D. Howells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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