fabulous

English

Etymology

From French fabuleux or Latin fabulosus, "celebrated in fable".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfæbjʊləs/, X-SAMPA: /"f{bjUl@s/

Adjective

fabulous (comparative more fabulous, superlative most fabulous)

1. of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
2. characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable, absurd, extreme, or exaggerated.
3. fictional or not believable; made up.
4. known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
5. very good; outstanding, wonderful.

Usage notes

• In the sense of wonderful, the word has become associated with gay men. This may be the direct result of its former usage among valley girls.

Synonyms

• Wikisaurus:excellent

Related terms

• fable

Derived terms

• fab
• fabulously
• fabulousness

Translations

extraordinary, especially in being very large

• Bulgarian: преувеличен (bg) (preuveličen)
• Chinese:
• Finnish: satumainen (fi) (of riches); mahtava (fi)
• German: sagenhaft (de), außerordentlich (de)
• Kyrgyz: легендарлуу (ky) (legendarluu)

  Mandarin: 非凡 (cmn) (fēifán), 了不起 (cmn) (liǎobuqǐ)

• Romanian: extraordinar (ro) m and n, fabulos (ro) m and n
• Russian: преувеличенный (ru) (preuveličennyj)
• Spanish: extraordinario (es) m, fabuloso (es)

very good; wonderful

• Bulgarian: чудесен (bg) (čudesen)
• Chinese:
• Danish: fabelagtig (da), fantastisk (da)
• Finnish: satumainen (fi)
• German: fabelhaft (de), märchenhaft (de)
• Hebrew: נפלא (he) (Nifla) m
• Italian: favoloso (it) m, favolosa (it) f
• Kyrgyz: укмуштуу (ky) (ukmuştuu), сыйкырдуу (ky) (sıykırduu)

  Mandarin: 极好 (cmn) (jíhǎo)

• Latvian: pasakains (lv)
• Norwegian: fabelaktig (no)
• Portuguese: fabuloso (pt) m, fabulosa (pt) f
• Romanian: foarte bun (ro) m and n, extrem de bun (ro)
• Russian: потрясающий (ru) (potrjasajuščij)
• Spanish: maravilloso (es), fabuloso (es)
• Swedish: fantastisk (sv), underbar (sv), fabulös (sv)
• Turkish: şahane (tr)
• Yiddish: פֿאַנטאַסטיש (yi) (fantastish)

of the nature of a fable; unhistorical

• Bulgarian: баснословен (bg) (basnosloven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寓言(似)的 (cmn)

• Finnish: tarumainen (fi)
• German: sagenhaft (de)
• Italian: favoloso (it) m, favolosa (it) f

• Latvian: pasakains (lv)
• Romanian: fabulos (ro) m and n
• Russian: сказочный (ru) (skazočnyj), баснословный (ru) (basnoslovnyj)
• Spanish: fantástico (es), fabuloso (es)
• Swedish: sagolik (sv)

mythical or legendary; incredible

• Bulgarian: легендарен (bg) (legendaren)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 传奇式的 (cmn), 神话式的 (cmn)

• Finnish: tarunomainen (fi)
• Indonesian: menakjubkan (id)

• Latvian: pasakains (lv)
• Romanian: mitic (ro) m and n, legendar (ro) m and n, incredibil (ro) m and n
• Russian: невероятный (ru) (neverojatnyj), необычайный (ru) (neobyčajnyj)
• Spanish: increíble (es), fabuloso (es)

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Translations to be checked

• French: fabuleux (fr)

• Jèrriais: fabuleux