verisimilitude
[ ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˌvɛr ə sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude.
something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
RELATED WORDS
plausibility, realism, semblance, likeness, similarity, color, credibility, show, genuineness, resemblance, likeliness
Nearby words
- verification principle,
- verified,
- verify,
- verily,
- verisimilar,
- verism,
- verismo,
- veritable,
- veritas,
- verity
Origin of verisimilitude
1595–1605; < Latin vērīsimilitūdō, equivalent to vērī (genitive singular of vērum truth) + similitūdō similitude
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verisimilitude
/ (ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; quality of seeming true
something that merely seems to be true or real, such as a doubtful statement
Word Origin for verisimilitude
C17: from Latin vērisimilitūdō, from vērus true + similitūdō similitude
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verisimilitude
c.1600, from French verisimilitude (1540s), from Latin verisimilitudo "likeness to truth," from veri, genitive of verum, neuter of verus "true" (see very) + similis "like, similar" (see similar).
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