fabulous
/ˈfæbjʊləs/
fabulous adjective: of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
Adjective
fabulous (comparative more fabulous, superlative most fabulous)
- Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
- Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
- [F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […]1949, Joseph Campbell, “The Hero and the God”, in The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Fictional or not believable; made up.
- Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
- Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
- Camp, effeminate.
- Fashionable, glamorous.
fabulous meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
fabulous in Tamil
- மிகச் சிறந்த, நம்பவொண்ணா, புனைசுருட்டான, மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட, அறிவுக்குப் பொருந்தாத
fabulous in Urdu
- بناوٹی, غیرحقیقی, جعلی, معروف, مشہور, مصنوعی
fabulous in Bengali
- কল্পিত, ঔপন্যাসিক, প্রভূত, অবিশ্বাস্য, প্রকাণ্ড, চমত্কার
fabulous in Malayalam
- fabulous; superb
- അടിപൊളി aṭipoḷi
More languagesFewer languages
- fabulous in Kannada
- ಇಲ್ಲದ, ನೆನಸಾದ, ಸುಳ್ಳಾದ, ನಂಬಲಾಗದ
- fabulous in Indonesian
- menakjubkan
Examples of fabulous in a sentence
- This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?
- Our fabulous new crumpets have been selling like a bomb.
- The hotel we stayed in this year was fabulous. It put our vacation a notch above the rest.
Synonyms of fabulous
Forms of fabulous
| comparative | more fabulous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fabulous |
Origin of fabulous
From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.
Words formed from fabulous
Questions about fabulous
- What does fabulous mean?
- Fabulous means of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
- What is fabulous in Tamil?
- Fabulous in Tamil is மிகச் சிறந்த, நம்பவொண்ணா, புனைசுருட்டான. See Fabulous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fabulous?
- Fabulous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fabulous?
- Fabulous is pronounced /ˈfæbjʊləs/.
Words near fabulous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fabulous (page history and authors); fabulous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fabulous (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fabulous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അടിപൊളി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); fabulous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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