English Explanatory Dictionary

neorealist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
  2. Of or pertaining to the post-World War II Italian movement of neorealism, which focused on realistic portrayals of daily life.
  3. Of or pertaining to the neorealism movement in art, which emerged in Britain around 1914.
noun
  1. An adherent of neorealism.

Word forms

neorealist more neorealist most neorealist neorealists

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *new- Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late 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 *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist English neorealist From neo- + realist.

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