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† verisiˈmility Obs.
Also 7 veri-simility.
[f. L. type *vērisimilitās, f. vērisimilis (vērī similis): see verisimilitude.]
Verisimilitude.
1646Sir T. Brown Pseud. Ep. iii. xxi. 157 Touching the verisimility or probable truth of this relation. Ibid. vii. xviii. 382 Assuredly it was a noble Nation..upon whom, if not such verities, at least such verisimilities of fortitude were placed. 1668Dryden Dram. Poesy Ess. (Ker) I. 59 The spirit of man cannot be satisfied but with truth, or at least verisimility. 1706tr. De Piles' Art Painting 71 The third [copy], which is Faithful and Easy,..puzzles the greatest Criticks, and often hazards their Pronouncing against the Truth, tho' it may be agreeable to Verisimility. |