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verisimilitude

[ ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˌvɛr ə sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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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, verisimilitude, 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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British Dictionary definitions for verisimilitude

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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Word Origin and History for verisimilitude

verisimilitude

n.

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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