unrealism

English

Etymology

From un- (“not”) +‎ realism.

Noun

unrealism (countable and uncountable, plural unrealisms)

  1. The opposite of realism.
    • 1999, David Matthews, Making of Middle English:
      Even the most sympathetic scholars of Middle English found it hard to forgive romance authors for this reckless melange; most felt the need to explain away the unrealisms.
    • 2012, Clive Fencott, Game Invaders:
      It is exactly these “other” meanings, connotations, that POs are designed to allow us to consider, but before talking specifically about POs let's think a little about what Poole calls “unrealisms” [...]

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