veritable
adj.adj. used to emphasize that something is so impressive or large that it is almost unbelievable. It is like saying 'real' or 'true' to make a description stronger.
adj. used as an intensifier to emphasize the figurative truth of a description, often before a metaphor. Typically used attributively before a noun.
The garden was a veritable paradise of colorful flowers.
After the heavy rains, the small stream transformed into a veritable river that flooded the nearby fields.
The archive serves as a veritable gold mine for historians, containing thousands of previously unseen letters that detail the daily lives of ordinary citizens during the revolution.
From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.
Typically used attributively before a noun to emphasize a metaphor.