verisimilitude

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude (v

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1. The quality of appearing to be true or real. See Synonyms at truth.

2. Something that has the appearance of being true or real.

[Latin vrsimilitd, from vrsimilis, verisimilar; see verisimilar.]

veri·si·mili·tudi·nous (-t

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verisimilitude [ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd]

1. the appearance or semblance of truth or reality; quality of seeming true

2. something that merely seems to be true or real, such as a doubtful statement

[from Latin vērisimilitūdō, from vērus true + similitūdō similitude]

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Noun

verisimilitude - the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

verisimilitude

noun realism, authenticity, credibility, resemblance, likeness, semblance, plausibility, likeliness Computer animation is costly at this level of visual verisimilitude.

Translations

verisimilitude [ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd] N → verosimilitud f

verisimilitude [ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd] n (= authenticity) → vraisemblance f

verisimilitude

n (form) → Wahrhaftigkeit f (liter), → Echtheit f; (of theory) → Plausibilität f, → Evidenz f (liter)

verisimilitude [ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd] n (frm) → verosimiglianza

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color colour gloss Inverisimilitude naturalism naturalness realism reality semblance substance Truth Verisimility vraisemblance Zeuxis	At last, satisfactorily disguised, and with even his shock of black hair adding to the verisimilitude of his likeness to the natives of the city, he sought for some means of reaching the street below. Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Plots in fiction should be wedded to the understanding of the reader, and be constructed in such a way that, reconciling impossibilities, smoothing over difficulties, keeping the mind on the alert, they may surprise, interest, divert, and entertain, so that wonder and delight joined may keep pace one with the other; all which he will fail to effect who shuns verisimilitude and truth to nature, wherein lies the perfection of writing. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context Its tales of the Ethiopian Prester John, of diamonds that by proper care can be made to grow, of trees whose fruit is an odd sort of lambs, and a hundred other equally remarkable phenomena, are narrated with skilful verisimilitude and still strongly hold the reader's interest, even if they no longer command belief. A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context	vergence Vergency verger Vergette Vergil Vergilian verglas Verhaeren veridical veriest verifiability verifiable verification Verification of an equation verification principle Verificative verificatory verified verifier verify verifying Veriloquent verily Verine verisimilar verisimilitude Verisimility Verisimilous verism verismo veritable veritably Veritas vérité verity verjuice Verkhne-Udinsk Verkhoyansk Range verkrampte Verlaine verlan verligte Vermeer vermeil Vermeologist vermeology Vermes Vermetid Vermetus vermi- vermicelli	Verilog Compiled Simulator Verilog HDL Verilog Model Compiler Verilog Procedural Interface Verilog SA Verilog to VHDL Veriloquent verily Verin-Talin Verine Verinon Technology Solutions Ltd. Verio Business Partner Program VERIP VERIS VeriSign Distinguished Panel of Experts VeriSign Global Registry Services VeriSign Mobile Enterprise Services Verisign Naming and Directory Services VeriSign System of Digital Signatures and Encryption VeriSign Trust Network VeriSign, Inc. verisimilar verisimilar verisimilarly verisimilarly verisimilis verisimilitude verisimilitudinous Verisimility Verisimilous Verisimilous Verisimo Verisimo verism verism Verismi Verismi verismo verismo Verismo opera Verismo opera Verissimo, Erico Veríssimo, Erico Veríssimo, Érico Lopes verist verist Verista Verista Veristi Veristi veristic veristic veritable veritable Veritable Plethora veritableness veritableness

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Zeuxis

At last, satisfactorily disguised, and with even his shock of black hair adding to the verisimilitude of his likeness to the natives of the city, he sought for some means of reaching the street below.

Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Plots in fiction should be wedded to the understanding of the reader, and be constructed in such a way that, reconciling impossibilities, smoothing over difficulties, keeping the mind on the alert, they may surprise, interest, divert, and entertain, so that wonder and delight joined may keep pace one with the other; all which he will fail to effect who shuns verisimilitude and truth to nature, wherein lies the perfection of writing.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

Its tales of the Ethiopian Prester John, of diamonds that by proper care can be made to grow, of trees whose fruit is an odd sort of lambs, and a hundred other equally remarkable phenomena, are narrated with skilful verisimilitude and still strongly hold the reader's interest, even if they no longer command belief.

A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context

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