verism

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

Art, Arts, Literature, Media, Publishing Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

In place of the high polish and artifice of, say, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass].2007, Andrew Shanken, “The Sublime "Jackass"”, in Places, volume 19:

Art, Arts Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”).

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