fable (redirected from fablers)

fa·ble  (fbl)

n.

1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans.

2. A story about legendary persons and exploits.

3. A falsehood; a lie.

v. fa·bled, fa·bling, fa·bles

v.tr.

To recount as if true.

v.intr. Archaic

To compose fables.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fbula, from fr, to speak; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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fabler n.

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fable

Noun

1. a short story, often one with animals as characters, that illustrates a moral

2. an unlikely story which is usually untrue

3. a story about mythical characters or events [Latin fabula story]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fable - a deliberately false or improbable account fabrication, fiction falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement canard - a deliberately misleading fabrication
	2.	fable - a short moral story (often with animal characters) allegory, apologue, parable story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" Aesop's fables - a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
	3.	fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events legend Holy Grail, Sangraal, grail - (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper King Arthur's Round Table, Round Table - (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" Arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot hagiology - literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints Midas - (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold Sisyphus - (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again Tristan, Tristram - (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other Iseult, Isolde - (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

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fable

noun 1. legend, myth, parable, allegory, story, tale, apologue

noun 2. fiction, lie, fantasy, myth, romance, invention, yarn (informal) fabrication, falsehood, fib, figment, untruth, fairy story (informal) urban myth, white lie, tall story (informal) urban legend << OPPOSITE fact

Translations

fable [ˈfeɪbl] n → fábula

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fable [ˈfeɪbl] n → fable f

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fable [ˈfeɪbl] n → Fabel f

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fable [ˈfeɪbl] n → favola

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fable

n fable [ˈfeibl]

1 a story (usually about animals) that teaches a lesson about human behaviour Aesop's fables. fabel, sprokie حِكايَه басня bajka fabel die Fabel μύθος fábula valm حکایت اخلاقی eläinsatu fable מָשָל कहानी prica, basna (állat)mese fabel dæmisaga favola 寓話 우화 pasakėčia fabula cerita teladan fabel fabel bajka fábula fabulă басня bájka basen basna fabel นิทานสอนใจ fabl, alegorik öykü 寓言 байка, казка حیوانی کرداروں پر مبنی سبق آموز کہانی truyện ngụ ngôn 寓言

2 a legend or untrue story fact or fable? versinsel, legende خُرافَه измислица legenda; výmysl myte; sagn; fabel das Märchen παραμύθι fábula muinaslugu افسانه taru légende אַגָדָה दंतकथा legenda, izmišljena priča mese(beszéd) legenda þjóðsaga, lygasaga mito, leggenda 作り話 전설, 꾸며낸 이야기 mitas, prasimanymas izdomājums legenda fabel oppdiktet historie bajeczka fábula legen­­dă; născocire легенда; небылица legenda pravljica mit saga, myt, fabel ตำนาน efsane 傳說 вигадка اساطیر یا روایات truyền thuyết 传说

adj fabulous [ˈfӕbjuləs]

1 wonderful a fabulous idea. fabelagtig; ongelooflik رائِع баснословен báječný vidunderlig; fabelagtig fabelhaft θαυμάσιος fabuloso imepärane عالی suurenmoinen formidable אַגָדִי आश्चर्यजक sjajan, fantastičan mesés bagus sekali stórkostlegur favoloso すばらしい 아주 멋진 pasakiškas lielisks; pasakains hebat fantastisch fabelaktig, fantastisk, eventyrlig cudowny, bajeczny fabuloso formidabil потрясающий báječný, úžasný čudovit sjajan fantastisk เยี่ยม şahane 極好的 нечуваний; неймовірний ناقابل یقین tuyệt vời; phi thường 极好的

2 existing (only) in a fable The phoenix is a fabulous bird. legendaries, fabelagtig خُرافي измислен bájný fabel- Fabel-... μυθικός fabuloso muinasjutuline افسانه ای taru- fabuleux דִּמיוֹנִי सिर्फ किस्से-कहानियों में ही मौजूद bajkovit, izmišljen, nestvaran legendás dongengan uppdiktaður, goðsögulegur favoloso 伝説上の 전설상의, 실존하지 않는 pasakų, mitinis teiksmains dongeng fabel- fabel-, sagn-, myte- bajkowy fabuloso fabulos вымышленный bájny pravljičen legendaran fabelns, sago- ในตำนาน sadece efsanelerde yaşayan 傳說上的，神話 міфічний; казковий جس کا وجود افسانوں میں ہو xuất hiện trong truyền thuyết, huyền thoại 传说上的，神话

adv fabulously

ongelooflik, legendaries, fabelagtig بِصورَة خُرافِيَّه баснословно báječně vidunderligt; fabelagtigt fabelhaft θαυμάσια fabulosamente muinasjutuliselt بطور افسانه ای؛ عالی satumaisesti fabuleusement נֶהֱדָר आर्श्चजनक रूप से sjajno, fantastično meseszerűen secara ajaib stórkostlega favolosamente 途方もなく 믿어지지 않을 정도로 pasakiškai lieliski; pasakaini dengan hebat fantastisch fabelaktig, fantastisk, eventyrlig fantastycznie fabulosamente fabulos (de) потрясающе rozprávkovo čudovito legendardno fantastiskt, sagolikt อย่างยอดเยี่ยม muhteşem bir şekilde 極好地，難以置信地 нечувано; неймовірно غیر حقیقی طور پر một cách không thể tin được 极好地，难以置信地