🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

현실적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyeonsiljeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Realistic/ˌriːəˈlɪs.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 현실적인 목표를 세워야 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life.

    "The video game features incredibly realistic graphics."
  2. 2

    Accepting or dealing with things as they are rather than as one might wish them to be; practical and achievable.

    "We need to set realistic goals for the project timeline."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'real' via Late Latin 'realis', combined with the suffix '-istic' derived from French and Greek elements in the 19th century. Initially emerging in the context of art and philosophy to describe the representation of things as they actually are, the term expanded to denote practicality and attainability in everyday human endeavors.

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