veridical

[ vuh-rid-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. truthful; veracious.
2. corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.

veridical

/ vɪˌrɪdɪˈkælɪtɪ; vɪˈrɪdɪkəl /

adjective

1. truthful
2. psychol of or relating to revelations in dreams, hallucinations, etc, that appear to be confirmed by subsequent events

Derived Forms

• veˈridically, adverb
• veridicality, noun

Other Words From

• ve·ridi·cali·ty noun
• ve·ridi·cal·ly adverb
• unve·ridic adjective
• unve·ridi·cal adjective
• unve·ridi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of veridical¹

1645–55; < Latin vēridicus ( vēr ( us ) true + -i- -i- + -dicus speaking) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of veridical¹

C17: from Latin vēridicus, from vērus true + dīcere to say

Example Sentences

In India, the recording of history has mostly been neither veridical nor comprehensive.

From Salon

People tend to think of hallucination as a kind of false perception, in clear contrast to veridical, true-to-reality, normal perception.

From Scientific American

Well, to be completely veridical, Davis doesn’t end each season precisely at .247.

From Washington Post

They are veridical movies projected onto reality that the individual remembers well.

From Scientific American

The three of them got me strapped on a pull-down table, stripped me, and injected me with, I suppose, one of the veridical drugs.

From Literature