verism
/ˈvɪrɪzəm/
noun
- An artistic or literary style that aims for extreme realism, often depicting everyday life and ordinary people without idealization.
- The director's verism made the film feel like a documentary rather than a drama.
- The painter's verism showed farmers working in muddy fields, not idealized landscapes.
- Verism in Roman portraiture meant carving wrinkles and warts with unflinching honesty.
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