Vēr'i-si-mīl'i-tūde, n.

n. [O. Fr. vérisimilitude, Sp. verisimilitud, It. verisimilitudine, Lat. verisimilitudo. See supra.] The state or quality of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. “All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative.” W. Scott.

Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult. Glanville.