Definition of naturalistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

naturalistic

adjective

/ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk/

(of artists, writers, etc. or their work) showing things as they appear in the natural worldTopics Literature and writingc2

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copying the way things are in the natural world
- to study behaviour in laboratory and naturalistic settings

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