veritable

[ ver-i-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.

  2. Obsolete. true, as a statement or tale.

Origin of veritable

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Anglo-French, Middle French. See verity, -able

synonym study For veritable

1. See authentic.

Other words for veritable

Other words from veritable

  • ver·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
  • ver·i·ta·bly, adverb
  • non·ver·i·ta·ble, adjective
  • non·ver·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
  • non·ver·i·ta·bly, adverb
  • un·ver·i·ta·ble, adjective
  • un·ver·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
  • un·ver·i·ta·bly, adverb

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How to use veritable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for veritable

veritable

/ (ˈvɛrɪtəbəl) /


adjective(prenominal)
  1. (intensifier; usually qualifying a word used metaphorically): he's a veritable swine!

  2. rare genuine or true; proper: I require veritable proof

Origin of veritable

1
C15: from Old French, from vérité truth; see verity

Derived forms of veritable

  • veritableness, noun
  • veritably, adverb

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