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| analytic philosophy |
a type of philosophy that uses common language and everyday experiences to analyze concepts. |
| cinéma vérité |
(French) a style of filmmaking in which realism is the objective, accomplished through filming unscripted everyday situations with hand-held cameras. |
| common sense |
ordinary good judgment in everyday matters. Common sense is learned through experience and not through education. |
| genre |
of or concerning representational paintings that depict scenes of everyday life. [1/3 definitions] |
| genre painting |
a kind of painting in which everyday subjects or scenes are treated realistically. |
| imagism |
a literary movement of the early twentieth century, esp. among English and American poets, that emphasized the use of precise images, free verse, and everyday speech. |
| impractical |
not able to deal with everyday, practical things; foolish. [1/2 definitions] |
| informal |
used in a relaxed way in everyday conversation or in casual writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| maven |
a person with specialized knowledge, often in practical or everyday matters; expert or connoisseur. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. [1/2 definitions] |
| pop art |
a form of modern art that uses subjects from everyday life and the mass media, and adapts techniques of commercial art such as comic strips. |
| practical |
able to be used in everyday activities and experiences. |
| Romaic |
the everyday language of modern Greece. [1/2 definitions] |
| tights |
a piece of clothing made of tight, stretchy material that covers the legs and hips. Tights are worn for exercise, dancing, or as everyday clothing under a skirt. |
| truth |
(sometimes cap.) ultimate reality apart from everyday experience. [1/6 definitions] |
| vernacular |
of, relating to, or spoken or written in the common, everyday language of a people or region. [1/3 definitions] |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. [1/2 definitions] |
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