fab·u·lous

(făb′yə-ləs)

adj.

1. Extremely pleasing or successful: a fabulous vacation.

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

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

b. Told of or celebrated in fables or legends.

[Middle English, mythical, from Old French fabuleux, from Latin fābulōsus, from fābula, fable; see fable.]

fab′u·lous·ly adv.

fab′u·lous·ness n.

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fabulous

(ˈfæbjʊləs)

adj

1. almost unbelievable; astounding; legendary: fabulous wealth.

2. informal extremely good: a fabulous time at the party.

3. of, relating to, or based upon fable: a fabulous beast.

[C15: from Latin fābulōsus celebrated in fable, from fābula fable]

ˈfabulously adv

ˈfabulousness n

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fab•u•lous

(ˈfæb yə ləs)

adj.

1. almost impossible to believe; incredible.

2. exceptionally good or unusual; superb.

3. told about or known through fables or myths; purely imaginary.

[1540–50; < Latin fābulōsus, derivative of fābul(a) fable]

fab′u•lous•ly, adv.

fab′u•lous•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

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) The scenery and weather were fabulous.
wonderful real, common, natural, ordinary, genuine, credible, commonplace

2. astounding, amazing, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, astonishing, legendary, immense, unbelievable, breathtaking, phenomenal, inconceivable You'll be entered in our free draw to win this fabulous prize.

3. legendary, imaginary, mythical, fictitious, made-up, fantastic, invented, unreal, mythological, apocryphal The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.

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fabulous

adjective

1. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:

amazing, astonishing, astounding, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.

2. Particularly excellent:

divine, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful.

Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous.

Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty.

Idiom: out of this world.

3. Of or existing only in myths:

legendary, mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological.

Translations

خُرافيرائِع مُدْهِش

báječnýbájnýfantastický

fabelagtigvidunderligfabel-

fabelhaft

θαυμάσιος

fabuloso

loistava

fabuleux formidable magnifique rocambolesque

nevjerojatan

mesés

stórkostleguruppdiktaîur, goîsögulegur

favoloso fantastico

すばらしい

굉장히 좋은

fabelachtiglegendarisch

fantastisk myte-sagn-fabel-fabelaktig

bajeczny

fabuloso

сказочный

bájny

häftig

เยี่ยม

inanılmazsadece efsanelerde yaşayanşahane

tuyệt vời

传说上的奇异的极好的神话的

fabulous

[ˈfæbjʊləs] ADJ

1. (= incredible) → increíble; (= wonderful) → fabuloso, estupendo

2. (liter) (= mythical) [beast, monster] → fabuloso, de fábula

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fabulous

[ˈfæbjʊləs] adj

(= wonderful, fantastic) [food, holiday, prize] → formidable, sensationnel(le); [figure] → sensationnel(le)
The show was fabulous → Le spectacle était formidable.
to look fabulous → avoir l'air resplendissant
to feel fabulous → se sentir merveilleusement bien

(= extraordinary) [wealth] → fabuleux/euse; [success] → phénoménal(e)

(from fable) [beast] → fabuleux/euse

fabulous

adj → sagenhaft (inf); (inf: = wonderful also) → toll (inf), → fabelhaft

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fabulous

[ˈfæbjʊləs] adj (mythical) → favoloso/a (fam) (wonderful) → meraviglioso/a, fantastico/a

fable

(ˈfeibl) noun

1. a story (usually about animals) that teaches a lesson about human behaviour. Aesop's fables.

2. a legend or untrue story. fact or fable?

fabulous (ˈfӕbjuləs) adjective

1. wonderful. a fabulous idea.

2. existing (only) in a fable. The phoenix is a fabulous bird.

ˈfabulously adverb

fabulous

→ مُدْهِش fantastický fabelagtig fabelhaft θαυμάσιος fabuloso loistava fabuleux nevjerojatan favoloso すばらしい 굉장히 좋은 legendarisch fantastisk bajeczny fabuloso сказочный häftig เยี่ยม inanılmaz tuyệt vời 奇异的