veritable
adjective
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Veritable, like its close relative verity ("truth"), came to English through Anglo-French from Latin. It is ultimately derived from verus, the Latin word for "true," which also gave us verify, aver, and verdict. 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 in a humorous tone ("a veritable swarm of lawyers"). In the past, usage commentators have objected to the latter use, but today it doesn't draw much criticism.
Examples of veritable in a Sentence
Sam Adeyemi, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
After a record-breaking year, the Chicago Sky forward has cemented herself as a veritable talent and a rising star.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Kelleher comes to revive you with refreshing juice, an amazing patchwork quilt, a veritable sprawl of gorgeous color.
—Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
During the postwar period, a veritable library of research has been published on factors that might explain the decline in fertility that picked up pace in the twentieth century.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Veritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veritable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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