fable (redirected from fables)

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

fable [ˈfeɪbl] n → fable f

fable [ˈfeɪbl] n → Fabel f

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, sprokieحِكايَهбасняbajkafabeldie Fabelμύθοςfábulavalmحکایت اخلاقیeläinsatufableמָשָלकहानीprica, basna(állat)mesefabeldæmisagafavola寓話우화pasakėčiafabulacerita teladanfabelfabelbajkafábulafabulăбасняbájkabasenbasnafabelนิทานสอนใจfabl, alegorik öykü寓言байка, казкаحیوانی کرداروں پر مبنی سبق آموز کہانیtruyện ngụ ngôn寓言

2 a legend or untrue story fact or fable?versinsel, legendeخُرافَهизмислицаlegenda; výmyslmyte; sagn; fabeldas Märchenπαραμύθιfábulamuinasluguافسانهtarulégendeאַגָדָהदंतकथाlegenda, izmišljena pričamese(beszéd)legendaþjóðsaga, lygasagamito, leggenda作り話전설, 꾸며낸 이야기mitas, prasimanymasizdomājumslegendafabeloppdiktet historiebajeczkafábulalegen­­dă; născocireлегенда; небылицаlegendapravljicamitsaga, myt, fabelตำนานefsane傳說вигадкаاساطیر یا روایاتtruyền thuyết传说

adj fabulous [ˈfӕbjuləs]

1 wonderful a fabulous idea.fabelagtig; ongelooflikرائِعбаснословенbáječnývidunderlig; fabelagtigfabelhaftθαυμάσιοςfabulosoimepäraneعالیsuurenmoinenformidableאַגָדִיआश्चर्यजकsjajan, fantastičanmesésbagus sekalistórkostlegurfavolosoすばらしい아주 멋진pasakiškaslielisks; pasakainshebatfantastischfabelaktig, fantastisk, eventyrligcudowny, bajecznyfabulosoformidabilпотрясающийbáječný, úžasnýčudovitsjajanfantastiskเยี่ยมşahane極好的нечуваний; неймовірнийناقابل یقینtuyệt vời; phi thường极好的

2 existing (only) in a fable The phoenix is a fabulous bird.legendaries, fabelagtigخُرافيизмисленbájnýfabel-Fabel-...μυθικόςfabulosomuinasjutulineافسانه ایtaru-fabuleuxדִּמיוֹנִיसिर्फ किस्से-कहानियों में ही मौजूदbajkovit, izmišljen, nestvaranlegendásdongenganuppdiktaður, goðsögulegurfavoloso伝説上の전설상의, 실존하지 않는pasakų, mitinisteiksmainsdongengfabel-fabel-, sagn-, myte-bajkowyfabulosofabulosвымышленныйbájnypravljičenlegendaranfabelns, sago-ในตำนานsadece efsanelerde yaşayan傳說上的，神話міфічний; казковийجس کا وجود افسانوں میں ہوxuất hiện trong truyền thuyết, huyền thoại传说上的，神话

adv ˈfabulously

ongelooflik, legendaries, fabelagtigبِصورَة خُرافِيَّهбаснословноbáječněvidunderligt; fabelagtigtfabelhaftθαυμάσιαfabulosamentemuinasjutuliseltبطور افسانه ای؛ عالیsatumaisestifabuleusementנֶהֱדָרआर्श्चजनक रूप सेsjajno, fantastičnomeseszerűensecara ajaibstórkostlegafavolosamente途方もなく믿어지지 않을 정도로pasakiškailieliski; pasakainidengan hebatfantastischfabelaktig, fantastisk, eventyrligfantastyczniefabulosamentefabulos (de)потрясающеrozprávkovočudovitolegendardnofantastiskt, sagoliktอย่างยอดเยี่ยมmuhteşem bir şekilde極好地，難以置信地нечувано; неймовірноغیر حقیقی طور پرmột cách không thể tin được极好地，难以置信地