// The island is a veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəbəl] paradise.

// The sale attracted a veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəbəl] mob of people.

veritable
adj [ˈvɛrɪtəbəl]

formal adjective that means “being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary.” It is often used to stress the aptness of a metaphorical description.


Veritable, like its close relative verity (“truth”), came to English through Anglo-French from Latin, ultimately the adjective vērus, meaning “true,” which also gave English verify, aver, and verdict.

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