verism

Definitions

1. Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
   countable, uncountable
2. Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”).
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In place⟳ of the high polish and artifice of, say⟳, Friday the 13th, there is a rougher verism [in Jackass].”

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