verism

As a noun verism

is (arts|literature) presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

In lang=en terms the difference between naturalism and verism

is that naturalism is a movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment while verism is a movement in the late 19th century, related to realism.

As nouns the difference between naturalism and verism

is that naturalism is a state of nature; conformity to nature while verism is presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As nouns the difference between verismo and verism

is that verismo is an artistic movement, from 19th century Italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner while verism is presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As nouns the difference between merism and verism

is that merism is referring to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low" while verism is presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and verism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while verism is (arts|literature) presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As nouns the difference between verism and verist

is that verism is (arts|literature) presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary while verist is one who subscribes to verism.

As nouns the difference between realism and verism

is that realism is a concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary while verism is presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As nouns the difference between legendary and verism

is that legendary is (obsolete) a collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints while verism is (arts|literature) presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As an adjective legendary

is of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

As an adjective heroic

is of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

As a noun verism is

(arts|literature) presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As a verb eschew

is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun verism is

(arts|literature) presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.