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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fabulous

/ˈfæbjʊləs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
fab-u-lous
IPA
/ˈfæbjʊləs/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.

adj

Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.

adj

Fictional or not believable; made up.

adj

Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.

Obsolete

adj

Very good; outstanding, wonderful.

Slang

adj

Camp, effeminate.

Slang

adj

Fashionable, glamorous.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulous From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more fabulous (comparative) most fabulous (superlative)

Derived Forms

fab F.A.B. fabulicious fabulize fabulously fabulousness fantabulous FOBulous nonfabulous semifabulous spectabulous superfabulous

Phrases

fabulous invalid ghetto fabulous uber-fabulous

Frequently Paired Words

fable

Synonyms

excellent fab mythic mythical mythologic mythological

Questions

How do you pronounce fabulous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæbjʊləs/.
What does fabulous mean?
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
Where does fabulous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fabulous

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