veritable

See also: véritable

Contents

English

Etymology

Middle French véritable, via Old French, from Latin veritabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ɹi.tə.bl/

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Adjective

veritable (comparative more veritable, superlative most veritable)

1. True; genuine.
   • 1974, Thomas S. Szasz, M.D., chapter 11, in The Myth of Mental Illness‎^[1], →ISBN, page 193:

     Life in the Middle Ages was a colossal religious game. The dominant value was salvation in a life hereafter. Emphasizing that "to divorce medieval hysteria from its time and place is not possible," Gallinek observes: It was the aim of man to leave all things worldly as far behind as possible, and already during lifetime to approach the kingdom of heaven. The aim was salvation. Salvation was the Christian master motive.—The ideal man of the Middle Ages was free of all fear because he was sure of salvation, certain of eternal bliss. He was the saint, and the saint, not the knight nor the troubadour, is the veritable ideal of the Middle Ages.

   He is a veritable genius.

   A fair is a veritable smorgasbord. (From Charlotte's Web).

Related terms

▼ English terms derived from the PIE root *weh₁-‎ (0 c, 22 e)

  aver

  averment

  unaverred

  unverified

  veracious

  veracity

  verdict

  veridical

  veridicous

  verifiable

  verification

  verify

  verisimilar

  verisimilitude

  verism

  veritable

  veritably

  veritas

  verity

  very

  voir dire

  warlock

Anagrams

• avertible, rivetable

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Catalan

Etymology

Latin veritabilis

Adjective

veritable (masculine and feminine plural veritables)

1. real; true; veritable

Synonyms

• autèntic
• real
• legítim

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Middle French

Adjective

veritable m or f (plural veritables)

1. true; real; not fake

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Old French

Adjective

veritable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular veritable)

1. true; real; not fake
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Érec et Énide':

     Li rois respont: "N'est mie fable,
     Ceste parole est veritable:

     The king responded "it's not a fairytale
     this story is true["]