Verisimilitude

Verisimilitude Definition

The appearance of being true, real, or plausible, especially in a literary or artistic work.

A formal literary-critical term used for convincing realism or plausibility.

Verisimilitude is a noun.

Verisimilitude has high GRE relevance.

Verisimilitude appears in GregMat vocabulary.

Verisimilitude Synonyms

believability , credibility , plausibility , realism

How To Use Verisimilitude In A Sentence

1. The novel's meticulous historical details give it an impressive degree of verisimilitude.
2. Although the film depicts an imaginary society, its political conflicts have enough verisimilitude to feel familiar.
3. The novelist sacrificed strict accuracy for dramatic effect but preserved the verisimilitude of the setting.