(adj) aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are, Ant. unrealistic, Example:a realistic description; a realistic view of the possibilities; a realistic appraisal of our chances; the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans
(adj) representing what is real; not abstract or ideal, Syn. realistic, Example:realistic portraiture; a realistic novel; in naturalistic colors; the school of naturalistic writers
(adj) characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; --J.C.Powys, Syn. surrealistic, phantasmagorical, surreal, Example:a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows; the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[胡思乱想 / 胡思亂想, hú sī luàn xiǎngㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ] to indulge in flights of fancy (成语 saw); to let one's imagination run wild; to have a bee in one's bonnet; unrealistic utopian fantasy#14804
[脚踏实地 / 腳踏實地, jiǎo tà shí dìㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧˋ] to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (成语 saw); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character#19014
[镜花水月 / 鏡花水月, jìng huā shuǐ yuèㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ] lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (成语 saw); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles#66184