ROMANTICISMS Antonyms

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

• judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

• concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

• (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience

• the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

• the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• doubt about the truth of something

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

• moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

• a manner that is serious and solemn

• abstaining from excess

• a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms