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fabled

fabled

26 7.2
Famous in stories and legends that often have unreal details
  • adjective
  • /ˈfeɪbld/
  • Literature
translation icon : legendario
  • As if it were a storybook, a fabled America that never was.
  • the fabled city
  • the fabled Northwest
  • the fabled Northwest Passage

Marvin was in fact, the last of the fabled Edward R Murrow hires at CBS, the Murrow Boys.

Examples

  • Many adventurers have searched for the fabled city of gold hidden deep in the jungle.

  • They plan to steal the fabled flame of Rasputin, A precious ruby necklace on loan to the Seaboard City museum.

  • Such was the fate of your fabled sister city.

  • How blessed am I to stand in your fabled presence.

  • Now it seems as if that fabled Northwest Passage is about to open.

    Academic text (2006)
  • One such place is the fabled lost city of Atlantis.

  • The most famous book burnings occurred in Alexandria, whose fabled libraries burned several times.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Despite the mysterious disappearance of its greatest player, the fabled park is still the epicenter of the streetball universe.

  • The search for the fabled recipe had all of the earmarks of one of Louvia's many wild-goose chases.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It is a map which purports to show the location of the fabled seven cities of Cibola near Cancùn on the Yucatán peninsula.

Synonyms

legendary
vsfabled
246 4.2

Very famous and admired, like a hero from old stories

is celebrated in tales but emphasizes fame and admiration rather than pure myth
mythical
vsfabled
52 6.0

Found only in old stories and not real, like dragons or unicorns

is famous in stories but not necessarily only imaginary or untrue
mythological
vsfabled
22 6.8

Relating to traditional stories of gods and heroes that are not true

is celebrated in stories and focuses more on fame than academic myth study
mythic
vsfabled
19 6.2

Something that seems to belong to old stories and heroes

is famous in stories and often shown with exaggerated storylike traits
fabulous
vsfabled
  • Literature
8 6.2

From old myths and stories about creatures and events that are not real

is celebrated in stories and often portrayed with exaggerated storylike qualities

Antonyms

629 2.3

Not known or named, often with no name given

84 7.0

Not well known or famous

How Famous

fabled
  • Literature
26 7.2
renowned
69 4.1
famous
1.0
known
2 1.0

Surface Forms

fabled positive

Morphology

fabled = fable (transparent) = fable + ed

The adjective is directly formed from 'fable' with the standard adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', so a learner who knows 'fable' can infer 'fabled' as 'celebrated in or relating to fables/legends'.

Etymology

Fabled comes from fable, which comes from Latin fabula meaning 'story'. So a 'fabled' place or thing is one that is famous in stories, often with a magical or exaggerated feel.