gloss vs verisimilitude

verisimilitude vs gloss

gloss and verisimilitude both are nouns.

gloss is a verb but verisimilitude is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gloss	Yes	No	Yes	No
verisimilitude	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, verisimilitude is a hyponym of gloss; that is, verisimilitude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gloss:

gloss: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
verisimilitude: the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

Other hyponyms of gloss include color of law, colour of law, simulacrum, face value, guise, pretence, pretense, pretext, camouflage, disguise, ostensibility.

gloss (noun)	verisimilitude (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny	the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

gloss (verb)	verisimilitude (verb)
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

Difference between gloss and verisimilitude

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