verisimilitude
English
/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
noun
Definitions
- The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.
- A statement which merely appears to be true.
- (fiction) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- (true, benevolent, blow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weh₁-
Gloss
true, benevolent, blow
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- inverisimilitude English
- unaverred English
- unverified English
- veridical English
- verifiable English
- verification English
- verify English
- verisimilar English
- veritably English
- voir dire English
- *advērāre Latin
- verac- Latin
- verifico Latin
- veritabilis Latin
- verus Latin
- vēritās Latin
- vēritātem Latin
- vērāx Latin
- *weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₁ros Proto-Indo-European
- *lugô Proto-Germanic
- *wēingan- Proto-Germanic
- wǣrloga Old English
- averrement Old French
- verdit Old French