fa·ble (f  b l)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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin f bula, from fr , to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]fa bler n. |
fable [ˈfeɪbəl]
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short moral story, esp one with animals as characters
2. a false, fictitious, or improbable account; fiction or lie
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a story or legend about supernatural or mythical characters or events
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) legends or myths collectively Related adj fabulous
5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Archaic the plot of a play or of an epic or dramatic poem
vb
1. to relate or tell (fables)
2. (intr) to speak untruthfully; tell lies
3. (tr) to talk about or describe in the manner of a fable ghosts are fabled to appear at midnight
[from Latin fābula story, narrative, from fārī to speak, say]
fabler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fable - a deliberately false or improbable accountcanard - a deliberately misleading fabrication |
| 2. |  fable - a short moral story (often with animal characters)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 eventsKing 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 |
fable
noun
1. legend, myth, parable, allegory, story, tale, apologue Each tale has the timeless quality of fable.
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 Is reincarnation fact or fable?
fiction fact, truth, reality, certainty, verity, actuality
fiction fact, truth, reality, certainty, verity, actuality
Related words
adjective fabulous
adjective fabulous
Translations
fable [ˈfeɪbəl] n
(= moral story) → fable f
(= untrue story) → histoire f
The story he told the police was a pure fable
BUT L'histoire qu'il a racontée à la police était créée de toutes pièces.
Is it fact or fable?
BUT Est-ce vrai ou faux?.
The story he told the police was a pure fable
BUT L'histoire qu'il a racontée à la police était créée de toutes pièces.
Is it fact or fable?
BUT Est-ce vrai ou faux?.
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 faabeli 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 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 upea formidable אַגָדִי आश्चर्यजक sjajan, fantastičan mesés bagus sekali stórkostlegur favoloso すばらしい 굉장히 좋은 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 satumainen fabuleux דִּמיוֹנִי सिर्फ किस्से-कहानियों में ही मौजूद bajkovit, izmišljen, nestvaran legendás dongengan uppdiktaður, goðsögulegur favoloso 伝説上の 전설적인 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
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