Added 13 October 2026
verisimilitude
/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ noun
In Latin: verisimilitudo Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about verisimilitude at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
- A statement which merely appears to be true.
- Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
Origin
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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