Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verisimilar

/ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪməlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: verisim-i-lar
IPA: /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪməlɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely.

adj

Faithful to its own rules; internally consistent.

Example Sentences

"Joyce's objection was founded in [...] a reaction to the doggedly linear, heavily patterned artifice of the nineteenth-century novel, the verisimilar credentials of which existed – so, at any rate, the argument runs – in inverse proportion to the conventionality of its narrative style."

Etymology

From Latin vērisimilis, prop. vērī similis (“having the appearance of truth”), from vērī (genitive of vērus (“true”)) + similis (“like, similar”); see very and similar.

Word Breakdown

Root: *weh₁-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪməlɚ/
British English: /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪmələ/

Inflected Forms

more verisimilar (comparative) most verisimilar (superlative)

Derived Forms

verisimilarly

Frequently Paired Words

verisimilitude verisimilarity verisimilitudinous verisimilous

Questions

How do you pronounce verisimilar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪməlɚ/.
What does verisimilar mean?: Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely.
Where does verisimilar come from?: From Latin vērisimilis, prop. vērī similis (“having the appearance of truth”), from vērī (genitive of vērus (“true”)) + similis (“like, similar”); see very and similar.

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