D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Verisimilitude

/vĕrˌ-əs-əm-ĭl'-ət-o͞odˌ/ · Ver·i·si·mil·i·tude · IPA /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
01 n. The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.
  1. 1.
    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.