Verisimilitude

noun/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/literary

Definition

The appearance of being true, real, or believable.

Etymology

From Middle French vérisimilitude, from Latin vērīsimilitūdō (“likeness to truth”), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō; from vērī, genitive singular of vērus (“true, real”), + similitūdō (“likeness, resemblance”).

Synonyms

truthiness

In a sentence

The fake receipts had enough verisimilitude to pass audit.