verisimilitude
nounUK /ˌver.ɪ.sɪˈmɪl.ɪ.tjuːd/
US /ˌver.ə.səˈmɪl.ə.tuːd/
The quality of seeming real or true.
The movie's verisimilitude made the audience feel like they were really in space.
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2. The appearance of being true even if something is not actually true.
The story had a sense of verisimilitude, though it was entirely made up.
3. In art and literature, the degree to which a work convincingly represents reality.
Critics praised the novel's verisimilitude in its detailed descriptions of daily life.
4. Something that only seems to be true or real.
His excuse had the verisimilitude of a well-rehearsed alibi.