'Verisimilitude' definitions:
Definition of 'verisimilitude'
(from WordNet)
noun
The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
Definition of 'Verisimilitude'
From: GCIDE
- Verisimilitude \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. [1913 Webster]
- Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster]