naturalistic

CEFRB2

/nˌætʃərəˈlɪstɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Representing people or things in a realistic natural way.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.

Examples

  • We want to see if it works in a naturalistic setting.

  • Each core autistic participant engaged in three naturalistic conversations around the topic of loneliness with: (1) a familiar, chosen conversation partner; (2) a non-autistic stranger and (3) an autistic stranger.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of, being, pertaining to, or occurring in a real-world, everyday setting, rather than in a controlled, supervised, or clinical one.

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

  3. Recreational; nontherapeutic; self-administered.

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The artist used a blank style to paint the forest exactly as it looked.

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Origin

adjective

From naturalist + -ic or natural + -istic.