Definitions for: Verisimilitude


[n] the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: color, colour, semblance

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