Meaning of Verisimilitude | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
   countable, uncountable
2. A statement which merely appears to be true.
   countable, uncountable
3. Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“On July 12, Madame filed suit for divorce, naming one Jane McManus as his principal mistress. Other adulteries were noted in the interest of verisimilitude.”

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