Definitions for veritableˈvɛr ɪ tə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ver•i•ta•bleˈvɛr ɪ tə bəl(adj.)

  1. being truly or very much so; genuine or real:

    a veritable triumph.

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

Origin of veritable:

1425–75; late ME < AF, MF. See verity , -able

ver′i•ta•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. regular(a), veritable(a)(adj)

    often used as intensifiers

    "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"

  2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable(adj)

    not counterfeit or copied

    "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

Wiktionary

  1. veritable(Adjective)

    True, real.

  2. Origin: véritable, from veritabilis.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Veritable(adj)

    agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine


Translations for veritable

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

real(adjective)

actual

He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.

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