verism

From Latin vērus (“true”) +‎ -ism.

verism (countable and uncountable, plural verisms)

1. (art, literature) Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
   • 2007, Andrew Shanken, “The Sublime "Jackass"”, in Places, volume 19:

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

2. (art) Synonym of verismo (“19th-century art movement”).

• vermis

Borrowed from Italian verismo or French vérisme.

verism n (uncountable)

1. verism