verossímil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• verosímil (Portugal)
• 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]

• (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]

• (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 Portuguese spelling)

1. true to life; realistic (resembling reality)

   Synonyms: realista, realístico

   Antonym: inverossímil

2. plausible (seemingly true)

   Synonym: plausível

   Antonyms: inverossímel, improvável, implausível