vraisemblance
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of vraisemblance
French, from vrai true + semblance
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hale's historical scholarship and his exact habit of mind have aided him in the art of giving vraisemblance to absurdities.
From Brief History of English and American Literature by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
What I like about this story of St. Kevin are the dates—they give it such an unimpeachable vraisemblance!
From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
The incidents in Smollett's history are not very numerous, and some of them are narrated, under faint disguises, with inimitable vivacity and vraisemblance in his own fictions.
From Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by Gilfillan, George
Splendid as is the scene between her and Savonarola, the vraisemblance is spoilt by this impossibility of condition.
From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Alexander, Mrs.
In 'Erema,' the narrative suffers for want of vraisemblance, and loses by being related by a very young girl who has had no opportunity of becoming familiar with the world she describes.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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