About The Word Verisimilitude
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Verisimilitude
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What's The Definition Of Verisimilitude?
[n] the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
Synonyms | Synonyms for Verisimilitude: Related Terms | Find terms related to Verisimilitude: See Also | color | colour | semblance Verisimilitude In Webster's Dictionary \Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf.
OF. verisimilitude. See {Verisimilar}.]
The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of
truth; probability; likelihood.
Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but
true knowledge is dear and difficult. --Glanvill.
All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. --Sir. W.
Scott.
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