verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
Word origin: From Latin verus, true, plus similis, like.
Verisimilitude in a sentence
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The novel's rich detail gave it a striking verisimilitude.
The set designers pursued verisimilitude so far that they aged the props to match the exact decade of the story.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “verisimilitude” well
Verisimilitude means the appearance of being true or real, especially in art or narrative, and does not assert actual truth. It is the opposite of implausibility or artificiality.
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