Meanings
comparative more veritable · superlative most veritable
- True; genuine.
He is a veritable genius.
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A fair is a veritable smorgasbord.
The ideal man of the Middle Ages was free of all fear because he was sure of salvation, certain of eternal bliss. He was the saint, and the saint, not the knight nor the troubadour, is the veritable ideal of the Middle Ages.
1942, Alfred Gallinek, “Psychogenic Disorders and the Civilization of the Middle Ages”, in The American Journal of Psychiatry, volume 99, number 1, page 47 - As an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.
From 1748, a veritable troop of elocution experts declared war on Scots diction, providing inspirational lectures, books and yet more lists for diligent anglophiles to memorise.
2023, Clive Young, “chapter three: From Union to Devolution”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 75
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot counterfeit or copied
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Origin
- Latinveritabilis
- Old Frenchveritable
- Middle Frenchveritable
- Englishveritable
From verity + -able, from Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.
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veritable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veritable
“veritable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veritable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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