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verisimilitude (noun):
1: the quality or state of being verisimilar - i.e. having the appearance of truth; probable or depicting realism (as in art or literature)
2: something verisimilar
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : From its roots, verisimilitude means basically "similarity to the truth". Most fiction writers and filmmakers aim at some kind of verisimilitude to give their stories an air of reality. They need not show something actually true, or even very common, but simply something believable. A mass of good details in a play, novel, painting, or film may add verisimilitude. A spy novel without some verisimilitude won't interest many readers, but a fantastical novel may not even attempt to seem true to life.
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