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noun

• a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

• a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

• a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

42%8Opposite of idealists
noun

• a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

• a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

• a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

37%8Idealists, poor dears, getting me right in
noun

• someone who is dreaming

• someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

• a person who escapes into a world of fantasy

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