veritable
adjective/ˈverɪtəbl/
/ˈverɪtəbl/
[only before noun] (formal or humorous)- a word used to emphasize that somebody/something can be compared to somebody/something else that is more exciting, more impressive, etc. synonym positive
- The meal that followed was a veritable banquet.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryVeritable is used with these nouns:- army
- explosion
- feast
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from verite ‘truth’, from Latin veritas, from verus ‘true’. Early senses included ‘true’ and ‘speaking the truth’, later ‘genuine, actual’.Definitions on the go
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