naturalistic
naturalistic Lexical Profile
naturalistic Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Closely imitating or representing real life or nature, especially in art, literature, or theater, or relating to the artistic and literary movement of naturalism.
"The sculptor is celebrated for his naturalistic rendering of human anatomy and facial expressions."
Relating to philosophical naturalism, the belief that only natural laws and forces operate in the universe, or to scientific observation conducted in an organism's real-world environment without manipulation.
"The psychologists conducted a naturalistic observation of children interacting on the school playground."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'naturalistic' with 'natural': while 'natural' describes things existing in or produced by nature, 'naturalistic' describes human-made art, literature, or scientific settings that imitate or closely resemble real life and nature.