“Verisimilitude” (ver-uh-suh-MIL-uh-tood) – from the Latin – is the quality of seeming to be true or real.
Example (as used in the Economist): “The old man’s massive forehead, penetrating eyes and enormous beard lent verisimilitude to this unappealing portrait.”
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