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Verisimilitude: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Verisimilitude noun. The quality of seeming true or real, especially in a work of fiction or art.
How to say it
verr-ih-sih-MIL-ih-tyood/ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
6 syllables, stressed on the fourth (MIL).
Verisimilitude in a sentence
The novelist spent a month on a trawler to give her sea scenes verisimilitude.
For verisimilitude, the film crew hung real washing on every line in the street.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- realism
- authenticity
- plausibility
- lifelikeness
Opposite:
- implausibility
Where verisimilitude comes from
From Latin verisimilitudo, from verus, true, and similis, like.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
For _____, the film crew hung real washing on every line in the street.
- prologue
- muse
- verisimilitude
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verisimilitude: For verisimilitude, the film crew hung real washing on every line in the street.