Veritable is often used as a synonym of genuine or authentic (“a veritable masterpiece”), but it is also frequently used to stress the aptness of a metaphor, often with a humorous tone (“a …

VERITABLE definition: 1. used to describe something as another, more exciting, interesting, or unusual thing, as a way of…. Learn more.

VERITABLE definition: being truly or very much so. See examples of veritable used in a sentence.

Being truly so called; real or genuine: "Her tea ... was set forth with as much grace as if she had been a veritable guest to her own self" (Mary Wilkins Freeman).

Definition of veritable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective veritable, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

You can use veritable to emphasize the size, amount, or nature of something. ...a veritable feast of entertainment.

Oct 6, 2025 · veritable (comparative more veritable, superlative most veritable) He is a veritable genius. A fair is a veritable smorgasbord. (From Charlotte's Web). The ideal man of the Middle …

The island is a veritable paradise. The sale attracted a veritable mob of people.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ver‧i‧ta‧ble /ˈverətəbəl/ adjective [only before noun] formal a word used to emphasize a description of someone or something SYN real The …