Meaning of VERISIMILITUDE
| Pronunciation: | | `verisi'mili`tood
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[n] the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true |
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VERISIMILITUDE is a 14 letter word that starts with V. |
| | See Also: | | color, colour, semblance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf.
OF. verisimilitude. See {Verisimilar}.]
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.
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