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The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.
  2. n. the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  3. The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult. Glanvill. All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. Sir. W. Scott.
  4. The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance oftruth; probability; likelihood.Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledgeis dear and difficult. Glanvill.All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. Sir. W. Scott.
  5. n:100 n. the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true