verossímil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from earlier verissímil, a learned borrowing from Latin vērisimilis, from vērī +‎ similis. Cognate with Spanish verosímil, Italian verosimile and Romanian verosimil.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsĩ.miw/ [ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsĩ.miʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsi.miw/ [ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsi.miʊ̯]

  • Hyphenation: ve‧ros‧sí‧mil

Adjective

verossímil m or f (plural verossímeis, comparable, comparative mais verossímil, superlative o mais verossímil or verossimílimo) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. true to life; realistic (resembling reality)
    Synonyms: realista, realístico
    Antonym: inverossímil
  2. plausible (seemingly true)
    Synonym: plausível
    Antonyms: inverossímil, improvável, implausível

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