Verisimilitude is the appearance of truth or reality. Near synonyms include credibility, likelihood, and probability. Example: 'His testimony gave verisimilitude to her claim.' Verisimilitude can also mean an accurate portrayal of reality in art or literature. A near synonym of this sense is realism. In the late 1500's, verisimilitude was taken from the Latin verisimilitude. This was a variant on verisimilis from the Latin veri (a singular form of verum, which meant truth) and …
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…of these artists and scholars was to come closer to a theatre (which its context in itself is illusionary) which represents truer realities in order for the spectator to be able to relate to the performance and dramatic text. Notes: 1-Theories of the Theatre by Marvin Carlson published by The Cornell University Press 1993 pg 46 2- ibid pg 54 3- ibid pg56 4- Reason here is practiced taste. 5- ibid pg 72 6- ibid pg 72-3 7- ibid 73