Naturalistic Meaning
/nˌætʃərəˈlɪstɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic.
adjOf or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.
Sentence Examples
We want to see if it works in a naturalistic setting.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist used a ____ style to paint the forest exactly as it looked.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist's painting style is very ____, with a strong focus on capturing the several organic details and true colors of the several natural world.
Word Origin & History
From naturalist + -ic or natural + -istic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The genius of High Hopes is in its director's ability to push both his characters and his audience to places they would never think of going. Although the situations are always naturalistic (there is not even any of the arty mise en scene Frears used in Sammy and Rosy or My Beautiful Laundrette), he is not afraid of making his characters caricatures."
— 1989 April 22, Michael Bronski, “National Health?”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
"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."
— 2021 April 29, Gemma L. Williams, Tim Wharton, Caroline Jagoe, “Mutual (Mis)understanding: Reframing Autistic Pragmatic “Impairments” Using Relevance Theory”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 12, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist used a ____ style to paint the forest exactly as it looked.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist's painting style is very ____, with a strong focus on capturing the several organic details and true colors of the several natural world.