Meaning of verisimilitude in English

verisimilitude

noun [ U ]

formal

/ˌver.ɪ.sɪˈmɪl.ɪ.tʃuːd/ us

/ˌver.ə.səˈmɪl.ə.tuːd/

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the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real:

She has included photographs in the book to lend verisimilitude to the story.

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Seeming and purporting to be

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verisimilitude

noun [ U ]

us/ˌver·ə·səˈmɪl·ɪˌtud/

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literature

the quality of appearing realistic or true

(Definition of verisimilitude from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of verisimilitude

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But in dramatic situations involving 'real music', verisimilitude invited musical expansiveness.

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It was when opera was new that the demands of verisimilitude were most urgent.

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Both points have a significant bearing on the notion of verisimilitude in early opera.

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And what impact will this have upon verisimilitude on the one hand and the coherence of the poetic, musical and dramaturgical structure on the other?

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One common response focused on the chromolithograph's verisimilitude.

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The illusion of verisimilitude was further enhanced by the casting of the first operas.

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Does this work impact on the emotions so effectively through the listener's reading of the original field recording as verisimilitude?

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Given the background of rationalist theory, the question of verisimilitude in regard to the chorus was not only legitimate, it was basically overdue.

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However, the musical and visual materials are digitally processed in order to remove them from any attempt at historical verisimilitude and render them timeless.

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The lyrical effusions are in fact fully justified dramatically and preserve, even enhance, verisimilitude.

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It would seem that in early opera a concern with the boundaries of verisimilitude manifests itself in two somewhat different ways.

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Should this sceptical scenario be countenanced, it would appear that realists go beyond their epistemic rights in inferring from a theory's success, to its probable truth or verisimilitude.

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The librettists were also concerned with the problem of verisimilitude with regard to dance, although they were somewhat less specific about how to integrate it into the action.

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The exchange of musical attention, then, from back-up to lead provides verisimilitude of a sort, and encourages the audience to get emotionally involved with the story.

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However, the composers of early opera discovered a much more potent and fundamental solution to the problem of verisimilitude, one that would carry them beyond dramas featuring musician-heroes.

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