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practicality vs realism

realism vs practicality

practicality and realism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
practicality Yes No No No
realism Yes No No No
As nouns, realism is a hyponym of practicality; that is, realism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than practicality:
  • practicality: concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
  • realism: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
Other hyponyms of practicality include functionality, viability, sensibleness, pragmatism.
practicality (noun) realism (noun)
concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
the state of being actual or real
Difference between practicality and realism

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