veritable

Definition

True; genuine.

Etymology

From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.

Example Sentences

• "He is a veritable genius."
• "A fair is a veritable smorgasbord."
• "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."