fabulous

fab·u·lous  (fby-ls)

adj.

1. Barely credible; astonishing: the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner.

2. Extremely pleasing or successful: a fabulous vacation.

3.

a. Of the nature of a fable or myth; legendary.

b. Told of or celebrated in fables or legends.

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[Middle English, mythical, from Old French fabuleux, from Latin fbulsus, from fbula, fable; see fable.]

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fabu·lous·ly adv.

fabu·lous·ness n.

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fabulous

Adjective

1. Informal extremely good

2. almost unbelievable: a city of fabulous wealth

3. told of in fables and legends: a fabulous horned creature [Latin fabulosus celebrated in fable]

fabulously adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fabulous - extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" fab pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
	2.	fabulous - based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" mythical, mythologic, mythological, mythic unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
	3.	fabulous - barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner" incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

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fabulous

adjective 1. (Informal) wonderful, excellent, brilliant, superb, spectacular, fantastic (informal) marvellous, sensational (informal) first-rate, brill (informal) magic (informal) out-of-this-world (informal) << OPPOSITE ordinary

adjective 2. astounding, amazing, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, astonishing, legendary, immense, unbelievable, breathtaking, phenomenal, inconceivable

adjective 3. legendary, imaginary, mythical, fictitious, made-up, fantastic, invented, unreal, mythological, apocryphal

Translations

fabulous [ˈfæbjuləs] adj → fabuloso

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fabulous [ˈfæbjuləs] adj → fabuleux/euse;

(inf) (= super); formidable, sensationnel(le)

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fabulous [ˈfæbjuləs] adj → fabelhaft, toll (inf);

(extraordinary) → sagenhaft;

(mythical) → legendär

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fabulous [ˈfæbjuləs] adj → favoloso/a;

(col) (= super); favoloso/a, fantastico/a

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fabulous fable