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verisimilar
- /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪmələ/ UK
- /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪməlɚ/ US
- /ˌvɛɹəˈsɪməlɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin vērisimilis, prop. vērī similis (“having the appearance of truth”), from vērī (genitive of vērus (“true”)) + similis (“like, similar”); see very and similar.
adjective more verisimilar · most verisimilar
- Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely. Joyce's objection was founded in [...] a reaction to the doggedly linear, heavily patterned artifice of the nineteenth-century novel, the verisimilar credentials of which existed – so, at any rate, the argument runs – in inverse proportion to the conventionality of its narrative style.
- Faithful to its own rules; internally consistent.
Talk about this word "verisimilar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/verisimilar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. verisimilar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/verisimilar "verisimilar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/verisimilar.Cite this
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title = {verisimilar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verisimilar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
