IDEALISATIONS Antonyms

• the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)

• a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

• an increase in the density of something

• the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

• a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

• a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened

• an event known to have happened or something known to have existed

• a concept whose truth can be proved

• concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

• (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

• the state of being actual or real

• the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

• the quality possessed by something that is real

• (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

• relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

• being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides

• a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

• a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

• stated explicitly or in detail

• a fact that has been verified

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• conformity to reality or actuality

• a true statement

• the quality of being near to the true value

• the process of coming into being; becoming reality

• an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

• something that comes into existence as a result