How to pronounce verisimilitude
American English pronunciation
ver-ih-sih-MIL-ih-tood
- IPA
- /ˌvɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtud/
- Syllables
- ver · ih · sih · MIL · ih · tood (6 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What verisimilitude means
The quality of seeming real or true
In a sentence: The model train set had amazing verisimilitude, down to tiny mailboxes.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin words meaning "likeness to the truth."
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