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Monday 27 March 2017

Verisimilitude: Term Definition/Approach



Verisimilitude means being believable, or having the appearance of being true. You can create the appearance of reality by using the sound and visuals to create verisimilitude.

Verisimilitude comes from the Latin verisimilitudo "likeness to truth" and is used to describe stories. In it, you'll see the word similar, meaning it is similar to what's real. Art that aims for realism seeks verisimilitude. An actual synonym for verisimilitude is 'truthlikeness'.

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