Verisimilar - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something that is verisimilar is “like true,” but is not necessarily actually true A painting of your uncle Marvin, for example, might be so good that it’s verisimilar, in that it almost looks like Uncle Marvin is standing right there — but he isn't
A. Word. A. Day --verisimilar From Latin verum (truth) + similis (like) Earliest documented use: 1681 The noun form is verisimilitude See also Potemkin village “And will we, in the age of the image, become too easily accustomed to verisimilar rather than true things, preferring appearance to reality?”
Word of the day: Verisimilar - CLASSIC CITY NEWS To describe something as “verisimilar” is not to say that it is necessarily true — only that it has the appearance of truth In many cases, without evidence proving something is true beyond doubt, confirming it is verisimilar may be the closest available verification to truth