Meaning & use
verisimilitude
The quality of appearing true or realistic, especially in a story, film, or work of art.
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The director used real locations to add verisimilitude to the war film.
Small, specific details give the novel a strong sense of verisimilitude.
A note on using this word
"Verisimilitude" is a formal, literary term most often used in criticism to praise how convincingly fiction mirrors real life.
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