vraisemblance
/ (ˌvreɪsɒmˈblɒns, French vrɛsɑ̃blɑ̃s) /
verisimilitude; appearance of truth
Origin of vraisemblance
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How to use vraisemblance in a sentence
Among brutal Saxons the theory still lingers that Ireland is all bog, and this will give vraisemblance to your picture.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesBurckhardt was the first to dispute this claim, and to ascribe the fresco with more vraisemblance to Perugino.
Pintoricchio | Evelyn March PhillippsSplendid as is the scene between her and Savonarola, the vraisemblance is spoilt by this impossibility of condition.
Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign | Mrs. [Margaret] OliphantAll the more for the horrible vraisemblance of the story, could he see the steps by which it had been put together.
At His Gates, Vol. 1(of 3) | Margaret OliphantThe small part of Meixner, the theological student turned social-democrat, had vraisemblance.
Iconoclasts | James Huneker
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