Definitions for verisimilitudeˌvɛr ə sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•i•si•mil•i•tudeˌvɛr ə sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud(n.)
the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood.
something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
Origin of verisimilitude:
1595–1605; < L vērīsimilitūdō=vērī, gen. sing. of vērum truth +similitūdōsimilitude
Princeton's WordNet
verisimilitude(noun)
the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
Wiktionary
verisimilitude(Noun)
the property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism
verisimilitude(Noun)
a statement which merely appears to be true
Origin: From verisimilitudo, more correctly written separately as veri similitudo; from veri, genitive singular of verus, + similitudo.
Webster Dictionary
Verisimilitude(noun)
the quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
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