verisimilitude (noun)
1verisimilitude — ► NOUN ▪ the appearance of being true or real. ORIGIN Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis probable …
2verisimilitude — noun Etymology: Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis verisimilar, from veri similis like the truth Date: circa 1576 1. the quality or state of being verisimilar 2. something verisimilar • verisimilitudinous adjective …
3verisimilitude — noun /vɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ a) the property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism b) a statement which merely appears to be true See Also: verisimilitudinous, verisimilar, verisimilarity …
4verisimilitude — noun (U) formal the quality of a piece of art, a performance etc that makes it seem like something real …
5verisimilitude — /ˌvɛrisəˈmɪlətjud/ (say .vereesuh miluhtyoohd), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun 1. appearance or semblance of truth: * The exigencies of rhyme, said Bunyip Bluegum, may stand excused from a too strict insistence on verisimilitude, so that the general… …
6verisimilitude — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plausibility, appearance, likelihood; see truth 1 . See Synonym Study at truth . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. realism, appearance of reality, appearance of truth, truth, credibility, belie vabilility. III (Roget s… …
7verisimilitude — ver|i|si|mil|i|tude [ ,verısı mılı,tud ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL the appearance of being real …
8verisimilitude — [ˌvɛrɪsɪ mɪlɪtju:d] noun the appearance of being true or real. Derivatives verisimilar adjective Origin C17: from L. verisimilitudo, from verisimilis probable , from veri (genitive of verus true ) + similis like …
9verisimilitude — UK [ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd] / US [ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtud] noun [uncountable] very formal the appearance of being real …
10incredulity — noun /ˌɪn.kɹəˈdjuːl.ɪ.ti/ a) Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief. Wide went her eyes in wonder and incredulity, as she beheld this seeming apparition risen from the dead. b)… …
