# verism

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/verism