- Verisimilitude stands for the appearance of being true or real; how something seems realistic or believable, even if it’s fictional.
- Lifelike quality in art or literature
- Consistency with reality or truth
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Etymology & Origin of verisimilitude
It was adopted into English in the early 17th century, borrowed from the French vraisemblance, which carries a similar meaning