Verisimilitude

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /vÉ›rɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

Origin

From Latin vērīsimilitūdō ("likeness to truth"), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō (""); from vērī (""), genitive singular of vērus ("true, real"), + similitūdō ("likeness, resemblance").

Full definition of verisimilitude

Noun

1. The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.
2. A statement which merely appears to be true.

Related terms

• verisimilitudinous
• verisimilar
• verisimilarity