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verisimilitude |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: verisimilitude n : the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
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