verism
[ veer-iz-uh m, ver- ]
/ ˈvɪər ɪz əm, ˈvɛr- /
noun
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
OTHER WORDS FROM verism
ver·ist, noun, adjective ve·ris·tic, adjectiveWords nearby verism
verified,
verify,
verily,
verisimilar,
verisimilitude,
verism,
verismo,
veritable,
veritas,
verity,
verjuice
British Dictionary definitions for verism
verism
/ (ˈvɪərɪzəm) /
noun
extreme naturalism in art or literature
Derived forms of verism
verist, noun, adjective veristic, adjectiveWord Origin for verism
C19: from Italian
verismo, from
vero true, from Latin
vērus