What is the Latin word for likelihood?

The usual Latin words for “likelihood” are vērisimilitūdō, probābilitās, probābilis; also vērī̆similis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“likelihood” in Latin

vērisimilitūdōtrue likeness; verisimilitude probābilitāsprobability; credibility probābilislikely, credible, probable, plausible; commendable, admirable; justifiable vērī̆similisapparently true

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

likelihood s.

verisimilitudo; similitudo veri; probabilitas: in all likelihood, probabiliter (verisimiliter, Apul.).

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What is the Latin word for likelihood?: The usual Latin words for “likelihood” are vērisimilitūdō, probābilitās, probābilis; also vērī̆similis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.