Main Entry:

ver·i·ta·ble

Pronunciation:

\ˈver-ə-tə-bəl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from verité

Date:

15th century

: being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor <a veritable mountain of references>

— ver·i·ta·ble·ness noun

— ver·i·ta·bly \-blē\ adverb