verisimilar

[ ver-uh-sim-uh-ler ]

adjective

1. having the appearance of truth; likely; probable:

   a verisimilar tale.

verisimilar

/ ˌvɛrɪˈsɪmɪlə /

adjective

1. appearing to be true; probable; likely

Derived Forms

• ˌveriˈsimilarly, adverb

Other Words From

• veri·simi·lar·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of verisimilar¹

First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin vērīsimil(is) ( vērī, genitive singular of vērum “truth,” + similis “like, resembling”) + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of verisimilar¹

C17: from Latin vērīsimilis, from vērus true + similis like

Example Sentences

Verisimilar, ver-i-sim′i-lar, adj. truth-like: likely: probable.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, I am to perform all this, it seems, without making any thing verisimilar or agreeable!

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Le vrai n'est pas toujours vraisemblable—The true is not always verisimilar.

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Charming, but in no proper sense of the word natural or verisimilar.

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And there the effect is not only verisimilar but wonderful in its verisimilitude.

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