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verisimilitude |
(n): the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
(n): an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
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I always wonder if there is some kind of word-formation technique corresponding to this word. I'll be verihappy if there is~
I love the Teenage Fanclub song by the same name:
"I don't need an attitude
Rebellion is a platitude
I only hope the verse is good
I hate verisimilitude"
Of course, the most famous usage of it in literature:
"Corroborative detail intended to provide artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative."
-- W.S. Gilbert, "The Mikado"
I personally like my list better than Letterman's namby-pamby thing.
One of the Top Ten Words That Sound Great When Spoken by James Earl Jones
When this word entered the annals of philosophy over half a century ago, no one would have anticipated that the word would come to describe a chasm captivating a generation of tv watchers.