noun
C2
Proficient
verisimilitude
Verisimilitude (noun) means the quality of appearing real or true to life.
noun
1
The quality of appearing real or true to life.
2
A claim that looks true but may not really be so.
3
The way a piece of work stays consistent with its own internal logic.
"On July 12, Madame filed suit for divorce, naming one Jane McManus as his principal mistress. Other adulteries were noted in the interest of verisimilitude."
— Gore Vidal (1973)
Vocabulary Flow
Build your vocabulary from words like verisimilitude.
Vocabulary Flow serves the next word, and the next — meaning, pronunciation and an example each time. Practice at your level, or learn English in your own language.
Start vocabulary practice
Etymology
From Middle French vérisimilitude, from Latin vērīsimilitūdō (“likeness to truth”), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō; from vērī, genitive singular of vērus (“true, real”), + similitūdō (“likeness, resemblance”).
Antonyms
Related words
Rhymes for verisimilitude
See all rhymes for verisimilitude →Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of verisimilitude?
"verisimilitude" (noun) means the quality of appearing real or true to life.
What is the opposite of verisimilitude?
Opposites of "verisimilitude" include unlikelihood, inconsistency.
What are the different meanings of verisimilitude?
"verisimilitude" has 3 main meanings: 1. The quality of appearing real or true to life; 2. A claim that looks true but may not really be so; 3. The way a piece of work stays consistent with its own internal logic.
