1. A philosophical or artistic movement that emphasizes concrete, tangible reality over abstract ideas or representation.
Usage: often used in art and literature criticism; associated with concrete poetry and visual arts
2. In philosophy, the doctrine that only concrete objects exist and that abstract entities are not real.
Usage: philosophical term; contrasts with nominalism and platonism

Examples

• The artist's concretism rejected symbolic representation in favor of direct visual experience.
• Concrete poetry exemplifies concretism by using the physical form of words on the page as part of the meaning.
• Her philosophical stance of concretism held that only material objects have genuine existence.
• The movement's concretism emphasized observable facts rather than theoretical speculation.
• Critics praised the concretism of the sculpture, which demanded viewers engage with its actual physical presence.