Definition of Verisemilitude
Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude (?), n. [L.
verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See
Verisimilar.] The quality or state of being verisimilar; the
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.
Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but
true knowledge is dear and difficult. Glanvill.
All that gives verisimilitude to a
narrative. Sir. W. Scott.
Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude (?), n. [L.
verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See
Verisimilar.] The quality or state of being verisimilar; the
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.
Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but
true knowledge is dear and difficult. Glanvill.
All that gives verisimilitude to a
narrative. Sir. W. Scott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- something that is, or appears to be, true or real, "like the truth"
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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