verisimilitude en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French vérisimilitude, from Latin vērīsimilitūdō (“likeness to truth”), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō; from vērī, genitive singular of vērus (“true, real”), + similitūdō (“likeness, resemblance”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
- (countable, uncountable) A statement which merely appears to be true.
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(countable, in composing a fiction, uncountable) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
On July 12, Madame filed suit for divorce, naming one Jane McManus as his principal mistress. Other adulteries were noted in the interest of verisimilitude.
1973, Gore Vidal, chapter 16, in Burr:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| verisimilitudes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Relateds
probability · verisimilitudinous · verisimilar · verisimilarity · veracity · factoid
Synonyms
Translations (29)
pt verossimilhança (property of seeming true) · ru правдоподо́бие (property of seeming true) · ca versemblança (property of seeming true) · nl waarschijnlijkheid (property of seeming true) · fi todellisuuden mukaisuus (property of seeming true) · eo verosimila (property of seeming true) · fr verisimilitude (property of seeming true) · la verisimilitudo (property of seeming true) · bg правдоподо́бност (property of seeming true) · ro verosimilitate (property of seeming true) · de Wahrheitsähnlichkeit (property of seeming true) · es verosimilitud (property of seeming true) · de Authentizität (property of seeming true) · nl waarachtigheid (property of seeming true) · nl schijnwaarheid (statement which merely appears to be true) · ka დამაჯერებლობა (property of seeming true) · fi näennäistotuus (statement which merely appears to be true) · de Realitätsnähe (property of seeming true) · nn sanningsnærleik (property of seeming true) · no sannhetsnærhet (property of seeming true) · de Scheinwahrheit (statement which merely appears to be true) · nl gelijkenis met de werkelijkheid (statement which merely appears to be true) · ro verosimilitudine (property of seeming true) · de Wahrheitsnähe (property of seeming true) · fi totuudenmukaisuus (property of seeming true) · hu élethűség (property of seeming true) · de Wirklichkeitsnähe (property of seeming true) · hu valószerűség (property of seeming true) · mk веро́јатност (property of seeming true)