Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Appearing to be true or real; probable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely.
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- adjective Appearing to be
true orreal ;probable ;likely .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective appearing to be true or real
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the ridiculous must no longer come forward as the pure creation of his own fancy, but must be verisimilar, that is, seem to be real.
Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature August Wilhelm Schlegel 1806
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Occasionally he draws attention to the formal properties underlying those verisimilar effects—and those sections are by far my favorite parts of his book.
Knocking Wood 2010
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First comes the long, learned or at least verisimilar discourse on the virtue of one item versus another, followed by effusive congratulations on the discernment and taste evident in the customer's choice.
The Charms and Trials of Italian Shopping Francis X. Rocca 2010
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And mostly he proceeds to write about the verisimilar power of fiction, which he ranks of supreme importance.
Knocking Wood 2010
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There might be some handful of radical formalists who argue that fiction contains no verisimilar power, and a few radical realists who claim that fiction is not artifice, but does anyone take such critics and views seriously?
Knocking Wood 2010
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Modern writers of fiction seem to be more attracted to realistic biblical characters, involved in verisimilar situations.
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In science fiction there can be no inexplicable marvels, no transcendence, no devils or demons -- and the patterns of occurrence must be verisimilar.
SF Considered As A Subset Of SF Hal Duncan 2005
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In science fiction there can be no inexplicable marvels, no transcendence, no devils or demons -- and the patterns of occurrence must be verisimilar.
Archive 2005-12-01 Hal Duncan 2005
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It's virtually impossible for me not to characterize what I do in realist terms, because what I am doing in describing the whole topology of historical evidences is nothing other than developing a more verisimilar account.
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It's virtually impossible for me not to characterize what I do in realist terms, because what I am doing in describing the whole topology of historical evidences is nothing other than developing a more verisimilar account.
Archive 2005-02-01 2005
Cold_Volition commented on the word verisimilar
Nice word, but sounds very unnatural and awkward when I attempt to use it. I often just end up deferring to "probable" or "likely"...
February 8, 2013