/ Dictionary / Index R realistic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•al•is•tic Pronunciation: (rē"u-lis'tik), [key] — adj. interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner. pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel. resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys. of or pertaining to realists or realism. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: realistic (Thesaurus) realist reality Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language