verisimilitude
11verisimilitude — The extent to which a hypothesis approaches the truth. The first approach to the notion, due to Popper, identifies this with the extent to which a theory captures the whole truth: a theory T will have more verisimilitude than a rival T just in… …
12verisimilitude — [[t]ve̱rɪsɪmɪ̱lɪtjuːd, AM tuːd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Verisimilitude is the quality of seeming to be true or real. [FORMAL] At the required level of visual verisimilitude, computer animation is costly. Syn: authenticity …
13verisimilitude — ver|i|si|mil|i|tude [ˌverısıˈmılıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: verisimilitudo, from verisimilis probable , from veri similis like the truth ] the quality of being true or real ▪ questions about the verisimilitude… …
14verisimilitude — /ˌvɛrisəˈmɪlətjud/ (say .vereesuh miluhtyoohd), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun 1. appearance or semblance of truth: * The exigencies of rhyme, said Bunyip Bluegum, may stand excused from a too strict insistence on verisimilitude, so that the general… …
15Verisimilitude (disambiguation) — Verisimilitude ia a philosophical concept that denotes amounts of truth or degrees of error.It can also refer to:* Verisimilitude (literature), the appearance of reality in literature and theater * Verisimilitude , a track by Thomas Newman from… …
16Verisimilitude (literature) — Verisimilitude in literature and theatre denotes the extent to which a work of fiction exhibits realism or authenticity, or otherwise conforms to our sense of reality. A work with a high degree of verisimilitude means that the work is very… …
17verisimilitude — noun Etymology: Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis verisimilar, from veri similis like the truth Date: circa 1576 1. the quality or state of being verisimilar 2. something verisimilar • verisimilitudinous adjective …
18verisimilitude — noun /vɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ a) the property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism b) a statement which merely appears to be true See Also: verisimilitudinous, verisimilar, verisimilarity …
19verisimilitude — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plausibility, appearance, likelihood; see truth 1 . See Synonym Study at truth . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. realism, appearance of reality, appearance of truth, truth, credibility, belie vabilility. III (Roget s… …
20verisimilitude — ver|i|si|mil|i|tude [ ,verısı mılı,tud ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL the appearance of being real …
