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photorealism

pho·to·re·al·ism
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-toh-ree-uh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊˈri əˌlɪz əm/
    • /fəˈtɔːrɪəlɪzəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh-ree-uh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊˈri əˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of photorealism word

  • noun photorealism a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph. 1
  • noun photorealism a style of painting and sculpture that depicts esp commonplace urban images with meticulously accurate detail 0
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Origin of photorealism

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; photo- + realism

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Parts of speech for Photorealism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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photorealism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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