verisimilitude
/ˌvɛɹəsəˈmɪɫəˌtud/
the appearance of being true or real
verisimilitude in a sentence
“The historical details added verisimilitude to the novel.”
Origin of verisimilitude
Latin verisimilitudo from veri of truth + similis like + -tudo noun suffix
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