NEOROMANTICISM Antonyms
Definition of NEOROMANTICISM
Best Opposite Words For NEOROMANTICISM
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cynicism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cynical feeling of distrust | ||||||||
materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
modernism | nounn | |||||||
noun • genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres • the quality of being current or of the present • practices typical of contemporary life or thought | ||||||||
naturalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||||
positivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) • a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness | ||||||||
pragmatism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (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 | ||||||||
rationalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience • the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth • the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | ||||||||
realism | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
sensationalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes • the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes • (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience | ||||||||
skepticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |