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- Dictionaryverisimilitude/ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
noun
- 1. the appearance of being true or real: "the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude"
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VERISIMILITUDE definition: 1. the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real: 2. the quality of…. Learn more.
From its roots, verisimilitude means basically "similarity to the truth". Most fiction writers and filmmakers aim at some kind of verisimilitude to give their stories an air of reality. They need not show something actually true, or even very common, but simply something believable.
Verisimilitude means being believable, or having the appearance of being true. You can improve your play by using the sounds and smells of the beach as well as lots of sand to create verisimilitude.
VERISIMILITUDE meaning: 1. the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real: 2. the quality of…. Learn more.
Verisimilitude definition: the appearance or semblance of truth; genuineness; authenticity. See examples of VERISIMILITUDE used in a sentence.
verisimilitude in British English. (ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd ) or verisimility (ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtɪ ) noun. 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. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
In philosophy, verisimilitude (or truthlikeness) is the notion that some propositions are closer to being true than other propositions. The problem of verisimilitude is the problem of articulating what it takes for one false theory to be closer to the truth than another false theory.
Definition of verisimilitude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. [C17: from Latin vērisimilitūdō, from vērus true + similitūdō similitude]
Something having the mere appearance of being true or real. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism. Wiktionary. A statement which merely appears to be true. Wiktionary. Synonyms: truth. likelihood. appearance. plausibility. plausibleness. creditableness.
