veritable (redirected from veritableness)

ver·i·ta·ble  (vr-t-bl)

adj.

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).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from verite; see verity.]

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veri·ta·ble·ness n.

veri·ta·bly adv.

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veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəb^əl]

adj (prenominal)

1. (intensifier; usually qualifying a word used metaphorically) he's a veritable swine!

2. Rare genuine or true; proper I require veritable proof

[from Old French, from vérité truth; see verity]

veritableness  n

veritably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	veritable - often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" regular typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
	2.	veritable - not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" authentic, bona fide, unquestionable echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

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veritable

adjective positive, real, absolute, sheer, indisputable, categorical, incontrovertible a veritable feast of Christmas TV entertainment

Translations

veritable [ˈverɪtəbl] ADJ → verdadero, auténtico
a veritable monster → un verdadero monstruo

veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəb^əl] adj → véritable before n

veritable

adj genius → wahr; a veritable disaster → die reinste Katastrophe; a veritable miracle → das reinste Wunder

veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəbl] adj → vero/a

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veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəbl] adj → vero/a