Word of the Day
for Tuesday,
April 16, 2013
Verisimilitude \ver-uh-si-MIL-i-tood, -tyood\, noun:
1. the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked
verisimilitude.
2. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
2. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
The intention of the
unities is to enhance the verisimilitude
of dramatic works by making the time the spectator is watching the performance
coincide with the time in which the entire action takes place (unity of
time)...
-- Federica Brunori Deigan, Alessandro Manzoni's The Count of Carmagnola and Adelchis, 2004
-- Federica Brunori Deigan, Alessandro Manzoni's The Count of Carmagnola and Adelchis, 2004
Todorov argues most
persuasively that verisimilitude
is not to be confused with truth in narrative, and indeed truth is dispensable
while verisimilitude
is not.
-- Terry J. Peavler, Individuations, 1987
-- Terry J. Peavler, Individuations, 1987
Verisimilitude comes from the Latin roots vērum
+ similis
literally meaning "likeness to truth."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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