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verisimilitude

/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
verisimil-i-tude
IPA
/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A statement which merely appears to be true.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French vérisimilitude, from Latin vērīsimilitūdō (“likeness to truth”), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō; from vērī, genitive singular of vērus (“true, real”), + similitūdō (“likeness, resemblance”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

verisimilitudes (plural)

Derived Forms

inverisimilitude

Frequently Paired Words

veracity verisimilar verisimilarity verisimilitudinous factoid probability realisticness realism

Synonyms

truthiness

Questions

How do you pronounce verisimilitude?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/.
What does verisimilitude mean?
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
Where does verisimilitude come from?
From Middle French vérisimilitude, from Latin vērīsimilitūdō (“likeness to truth”), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō; from vērī, genitive singular of vērus (“true, real”), + similitūdō (“likeness, resemblance”).

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