NATURALISM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
   Hypernyms(s) naturalism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • philosophical doctrine (what does philosophical doctrine mean?)
   • philosophical theory (what does philosophical theory mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an artistic movement in 19th century France
   • artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
   Synonym(s)
   • realism (what does realism mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) naturalism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • artistic movement (what does artistic movement mean?)
   • art movement (what does art movement mean?)