veridical

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /vəˈɹɪdɪkəl/

Adjective

veridical

1. True.
2. Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality; as opposed to imaginative, unsubstantiated, illusory, or delusory.

   Few believe that all claimed religious experiences are veridical.

   • 1995, Herbert Simon, "Guest Editorial", Public Administration Review, vol. 55, no. 5, p. 404:

     There was great need for empirical research that would build a more veridical description of organizations and management.

Antonyms

• falsidical
• imaginative

Related terms

• veridicous

Translations

• Spanish: verídico, veraz, auténtico

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