Veritable Meaning
/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjTrue; genuine.
adjAs an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.
Sentence Examples
Paganini dazzled his audience with (among other things) a veritable hailstorm of left-handed pizzicatos.
Paper is, therefore, a veritable miracle created by man.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef's five-course meal was a ____ feast for the hungry guests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small garden was a ____ paradise, with many hundreds of beautiful flowers and several exotic and plants today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1942, Alfred Gallinek, “Psychogenic Disorders and the Civilization of the Middle Ages”, in The American Journal of Psychiatry, volume 99, number 1, page 47:
"From 1748, a veritable troop of elocution experts declared war on Scots diction, providing inspirational lectures, books and yet more lists for diligent anglophiles to memorise."
— 2023, Clive Young, “chapter three: From Union to Devolution”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 75:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef's five-course meal was a ____ feast for the hungry guests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small garden was a ____ paradise, with many hundreds of beautiful flowers and several exotic and plants today.