verisimilitude

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UK/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

noun

The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.

Similar
truthiness
OriginMiddle French vérisimilitude ← Latin vērīsimilitūdō →
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Meanings

nounverisimilitude (countable and uncountable, plural verisimilitudes)

plural verisimilitudes

  1. countableuncountableThe property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
  2. countableuncountableA statement which merely appears to be true.

    Synonyms: truthiness

  3. countableuncountableFaithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.

    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.

    1973, Gore Vidal, chapter 16, in Burr

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA statement which merely appears to be true.

Similar
truthiness
Also see
truthiness

Origin

  1. Latinvērīsimilitūdō“likeness to truth”
  2. Middle Frenchvérisimilitude
  3. Englishverisimilitude

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian правдоподо́бност
  • правдоподо́бност (pravdopodóbnost)property of seeming true
Catalan versemblança
  • versemblançaproperty of seeming true
Czech věrohodnost, autentičnost
  • věrohodnostproperty of seeming true
  • autentičnostproperty of seeming true
Dutch waarschijnlijkheid, waarachtigheid
  • waarschijnlijkheidproperty of seeming true
  • waarachtigheidproperty of seeming true
  • schijnwaarheidstatement which merely appears to be true
  • gelijkenis met de werkelijkheidstatement which merely appears to be true
Esperanto verosimila
  • verosimilaproperty of seeming true
Finnish todellisuuden mukaisuus, totuudenmukaisuus
  • todellisuuden mukaisuusproperty of seeming true
  • totuudenmukaisuusproperty of seeming true
  • näennäistotuusstatement which merely appears to be true
French verisimilitude
  • verisimilitudeproperty of seeming true
German Wahrheitsähnlichkeit, Wahrheitsnähe
  • Wahrheitsähnlichkeitproperty of seeming true
  • Wahrheitsnäheproperty of seeming true
  • Realitätsnäheproperty of seeming true
  • Authentizitätproperty of seeming true
  • Wirklichkeitsnäheproperty of seeming true
  • Scheinwahrheitstatement which merely appears to be true
Hungarian valószerűség, élethűség
  • valószerűségproperty of seeming true
  • élethűségproperty of seeming true
Latin verisimilitudo
  • verisimilitudoproperty of seeming true
Norwegian sannhetsnærhet
  • sannhetsnærhetproperty of seeming true
Portuguese verossimilhança
  • verossimilhançaproperty of seeming true
Romanian verosimilitate, verosimilitudine
  • verosimilitateproperty of seeming true
  • verosimilitudineproperty of seeming true
Russian правдоподо́бие
  • правдоподо́бие (pravdopodóbije)property of seeming true
Spanish verosimilitud
  • verosimilitudproperty of seeming true
Cite this entry
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verisimilitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verisimilitude

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“verisimilitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verisimilitude. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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