English-Thai Dictionary

verisimilitude

N ความคล้าย กัน  สิ่ง ที่ น่า เป็นจริง  appearance plausibility likelihood likelihood truth implausibility unbelievability kwam-klai-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VERISIMILITUDE

n.[L. verisimilitudo.] the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VERISIMILITUDE

Ver `i *si *mil "i *tude, n. Etym: [L. verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See Verisimilar. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

verisimilitude

ver i si mil i tude |ˌverəsəˈmiliˌt (y )o͞od ˌvərəsəˈmɪləˌt (j )ud | ▶noun the appearance of being true or real: the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude. DERIVATIVES ver i sim i lar |-ˈsimələr |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis ‘probable, ’ from veri (genitive of verus ‘true ’) + similis ‘like. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

verisimilitude

verisimilitude |ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the appearance of being true or real: the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude. DERIVATIVES verisimilar |-ˈsɪmɪlə |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis ‘probable ’, from veri (genitive of verus ‘true ’) + similis ‘like ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

verisimilitude

verisimilitude noun the verisimilitude of her performance is gripping: realism, believability, plausibility, authenticity, credibility, lifelikeness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

verisimilitude

ver i si mil i tude /vèrɪsɪmɪ́lɪt j ùːd /名詞 ｟かたく ｠1 U 本当らしさ, 真実らしいこと ; 迫真性 .2 C 本当らしい事 [もの ], 真実らしく見える事 [もの ].