VERISIMILITUDE

verisimilitude

(noun) the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

verisimilitude (countable and uncountable, plural verisimilitudes)

The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.

A statement which merely appears to be true.

(fiction) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.

Source: Wiktionary

Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See Verisimilar.]

Definition: The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult. Glanvill. All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. Sir. W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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