fabulous
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈfæbjələs/
- Literature
- And here, first of all, we meet a group of fabulous creatures of the field and forest, unicorns, fauns, Pegasus, the flying horse, and his entire family, the centaurs, those strange creatures that are half-man and half-horse.
Examples
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And then it passed into a realm utterly mysterious, even fabulous.
Fiction book (1995) -
But a note on the flyleaf tells the way to the fabulous Planet of Youth.
Fiction book (2002) -
Welcome to the fabulous world of costume design.
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What fabulous worlds lay out there, far beyond the ice?
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Yes, we were visited by the fabulous fairy.
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Perhaps you have heard of the fabulous hunting dogs of the old gods?
Fiction book (1991) -
On board were fabulous riches, worth in those days about two hundred thousand pounds.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Legend has it that when the runes are translated, a fabulous treasure will appear."
Fiction book (1993) -
And in that cave a fabulous treasure of fossils and artifacts.
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In the ancient tale, a knight ventured into a fabulous land filled with mythical beasts and enchanting secrets.
Synonyms
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2.7
Very strange and like a dream or story, not real
61
6.0
Found only in old stories and not real, like dragons or unicorns
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7.2
Famous in stories and legends that often have unreal details
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6.2
Something that seems to belong to old stories and heroes
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8.0
Very strange and like something made up in dreams or stories
20
6.8
Relating to traditional stories of gods and heroes that are not true
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9.5
Like a story with magic and myths that teaches a lesson
About traditional stories of gods or heroes
Antonyms
How Mythical
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6.0
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4.2
- Literature
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6.2
- Literature
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7.2
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6.0
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fabulous originally meant 'from a fable' because it comes from fabula 'story', the same root as fable. That's why the word can describe creatures or places from myths or old stories that are not real.