verisimilitude

English

/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

noun
Definitions
  • The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.
  • A statement which merely appears to be true.
  • (fiction) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- (true, benevolent, blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weh₁-

Gloss

true, benevolent, blow

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

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