verisimilitude
/vair-ih-sih-MIL-ih-tood/nounthe appearance of being true or real
“The novel's small domestic details give it striking verisimilitude.”
- Synonyms
- realism, plausibility, authenticity
- Antonyms
- implausibility
- Root
- ver- (truth)
- Memory hook
- veri (truth) + similitude (likeness): likeness to truth.
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