Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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naturalist | Yes | No | No | No |
naturalism | Yes | No | No | No |
naturalist (noun) | naturalism (noun) |
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a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) | (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations |
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms | an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description |