veritable

UK: /ˈvɛrɪtəb^əl/ US: /ˈvɛrɪtəbəl/ ,(ver′i tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ver•i•ta•ble /ˈvɛrɪtəbəl/   adj. 

1. being truly or very much so;
   genuine or real:
   a veritable triumph of modern science.

ver•i•ta•bly, adv. See -ver-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ver•i•ta•ble  (ver′i tə bəl), adj. 

1. being truly or very much so:
   a veritable triumph.
2. [Obs.] true, as a statement or tale.

• Anglo-French, Middle French. See verity, -able
• late Middle English 1425–75

ver′i•ta•ble•ness, n. 
ver′i•ta•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. . real, genuine; utter. See authentic. 

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veritable / ˈvɛrɪtəb^əl/ adjective (prenominal)

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

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from vérité truth; see verity

ˈveritableness noun

ˈveritably adverb