verisimilitude
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ə noun
1.
the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude.
2.
something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin vērīsimilitūdō, equivalent to vērī (genitive singular of vērum truth) + similitūdō similitude
1595–1605; < Latin vērīsimilitūdō, equivalent to vērī (genitive singular of vērum truth) + similitūdō similitude
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verisimilitude (ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
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Verisimilitude
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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verisimilitude
the semblance of reality in dramatic or nondramatic fiction. The concept implies that either the action represented must be acceptable or convincing according to the audience's own experience or knowledge or, as in the presentation of science fiction or tales of the supernatural, the audience must be enticed into willingly suspending disbelief and accepting improbable actions as true within the framework of the narrative.
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Example sentences
All of this is presented with energy and verisimilitude.
The gang members' girlfriends are shown to have a much more thankless lot than even verisimilitude would require.
Naturally, the top awards went to my own clients with a few others sprinkled in for verisimilitude.
It has demonstrated an amazing level of verisimilitude, reproducing well known dynamic fracture phenomena in a predictive manner.
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