verisimilitude

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Pronunciation

/ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/(ver-ih-sih-MIL-ih-tyood)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

逼真性；真实感

Definition

The appearance of being true or real; the quality of seeming believable.

Word family

  • (no major derivatives)

Collocations

  • sense of verisimilitude
  • lend verisimilitude
  • achieve verisimilitude
  • verisimilitude in fiction

Examples

  1. 1.The film's attention to historical detail gives it impressive verisimilitude. (realism)
  2. 2.Good dialogue lends verisimilitude to a novel's characters. (believability)

Synonyms

  • realism/ˈrɪəlɪzəm/— quality of being realistic
  • authenticity/ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪti/— genuine quality
  • plausibility/ˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti/— believability

Etymology

from Latin "verisimilitudo" — verus (true) + similis (similar) — resembling the truth