verossímil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

verosímil (European)
verissímel
verossímel (dated)

Etymology

Alteration of verissímil, borrowed from Latin Latin vērisimilis, from vērī + similis. Cognate with Spanish verosímil, Italian verosimile and Romanian verosimil.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.ɾoˈsĩ.miw/ [ve.ɾoˈsĩ.miʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.ɾoˈsi.miw/ [ve.ɾoˈsi.miʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.ɾuˈsi.mil/ [vɨ.ɾuˈsi.miɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.ɾuˈsi.mil/ [bɨ.ɾuˈsi.miɫ]

Hyphenation: ve‧ros‧sí‧mil

Adjective

verossímil m or f (plural verossímis) (Brazilian spelling)

true to life; realistic (resembling reality)
Synonyms: realista, realístico

Antonym: inverossímil
plausible (seemingly true)
Synonym: plausível

Antonyms: inverossímel, improvável, implausível

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