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UK
/vˈɛɹɪsˌɪmɪlˌɪtjuːd/
]
[ US /ˌvɛɹəsəˈmɪɫəˌtud/ ]
[ US /ˌvɛɹəsəˈmɪɫəˌtud/ ]
NOUN
- the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
How To Use verisimilitude In A Sentence
- Jonson's use of strict verisimilitude helps to facilitate yet another layer of deception by employing a fixed sense of time.
- I found that I had what they call fallen in life with absolute success and verisimilitude. Essays of Travel
- The skilled reader is not dependent on the adventitious aids of easiness or brightness; he is no longer, for instance, dependent upon plot for his enjoyment of fiction, or upon what is called 'actuality' or 'incident', or mere verisimilitude of description. 2010 January 08 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
- Byatt's account of the jinx's stream of consciousness during her ritual killing ventures beyond the limits of verisimilitude.
- Even if he was "phoning it in" or holding himself back while in rehearsal mode, the exteriority of the verisimilitude in his performance far surpasses most people, even on their best day. Ashley Wren Collins: Using Michael Jackson's Legacy to Open Can of Whoop Ass on Youth Work Ethic
- Occasionally Voss would stage arrests in the street to maintain verisimilitude. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
- She has included photographs in the book to lend verisimilitude to the story.
- A myriad of historic details adds to the story's verisimilitude.
- I would let verisimilitude and photogenics dictate my route more than proximity to Madison Square Garden.
- Actually, my aunt had done nothing of the sort, but I like the substance as well as the euphony; it has verisimilitude, doesn't it?