verisimilitude
Pronunciation: /ˌverəsəˈmiliˌt(y)o͞od
noun
The appearance of being true or real: the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude
Origin
early 17th century: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis 'probable', from veri (genitive of verus 'true') + similis 'like'.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Harmon gazed with love at his wife, Gertrude.
Though she wasn't formed of flesh and bone.
Her being was mere verisimilitude.
An android, with synthoskin alone.
