different between realistic vs realization

English

Etymology

realist +? -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????l?st?k/, /??i?j??l?st?k/
• Rhymes: -?st?k

Adjective

realistic (comparative more realistic, superlative most realistic)

1. Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.

   A realistic appraisal of the situation.
2. Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

   A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.

Antonyms

• unrealistic
• utopian

Derived terms

• realisticity
• realisticness

Related terms

• real
• realism
• realist
• reality
• realize

Translations

Anagrams

• clarities, eristical

English

Alternative forms

• realisation

Etymology

From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??i?l??ze???n/, /-la??ze???n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /????la??ze???n/, /??i?-/

Noun

realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)

1. The act of realizing.
   1. An act of figuring out or becoming aware.

      He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.

   3. The act of making real.

      He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.

      The realization of the plan took several years.

2. The result of an artistic effort.

   The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.

Related terms

• real
• realism
• realistic
• reality
• realizable
• realize

Translations

Further reading

• realization in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• realization in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• rationalize