fabulous

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæbjʊləs/

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Adjective

fabulous (comparative more fabulous, superlative most fabulous)

1. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
2. Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
3. Fictional or not believable; made up.
4. (obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
5. (slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
6. (slang or euphemistic) Gay or pertaining to gay people.
7. (slang) Camp, effeminate.
8. (slang) Fashionable, glamorous

Usage notes

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fabulous.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:excellent
• Thesaurus:gay

Derived terms

• fab
• FAB/F.A.B.
• fabulously
• fabulousness

 

Related terms

• fable

Translations

mythical or legendary; incredible

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

  Mandarin: 传奇式的 (zh), 神话式的 (zh)

• Finnish: tarunomainen
• German: mythisch (de), unglaubhaft, nicht glaubwürdig
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: μυθώδης (muthṓdēs)

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• Indonesian: menakjubkan (id)
• Latvian: pasakains
• Portuguese: fabuloso (pt)
• Romanian: mitic (ro), legendar (ro), incredibil (ro)
• Russian: невероя́тный (ru) (neverojátnyj), необычайный (ru) (neobyčajnyj)
• Spanish: increíble (es), fabuloso (es)
• Swedish: fabulös (sv), sagolik (sv), fantastisk (sv)

of the nature of a fable; unhistorical

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

  Mandarin: 寓言(似)的 (zh)

• Finnish: tarumainen (fi)
• French: fabuleux (fr)
• German: sagenhaft (de), sagenumwoben (de), unhistorisch (de), märchenhaft (de)
• Italian: favoloso (it)
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• Latvian: pasakains
• Norman: fabuleux (Jersey)
• Portuguese: fabuloso (pt), fantástico (pt), fabular (pt)
• Romanian: fabulos (ro)
• Russian: сказочный (ru) (skazočnyj), баснословный (ru) (basnoslovnyj)
• Spanish: fantástico (es), fabuloso (es)
• Swedish: sagolik (sv)

extraordinary, especially in being very large

• Bulgarian: преувеличен (bg) (preuveličen)
• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: satumainen (fi) (of riches), mahtava (fi)
• German: sagenhaft (de), außerordentlich (de), außergewöhnlich (de)
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• Kyrgyz: легендарлуу (ky) (legendarluu)
• Romanian: extraordinar (ro), fabulos (ro)
• Russian: преувеличенный (ru) (preuveličennyj)
• Spanish: extraordinario (es), fabuloso (es)
• Swedish: sagolik (sv), fantastisk (sv)

very good; wonderful

• Bulgarian: чудесен (bg) (čudesen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 极好 (zh) (jíhǎo)

• Danish: fabelagtig, fantastisk
• Finnish: satumainen (fi)
• German: fabelhaft (de), märchenhaft (de), wunderbar (de)
• Hebrew: נפלא (he) (niflá)
• Italian: favoloso (it)
• Kyrgyz: укмуштуу (ky) (ukmuştuu), сыйкырдуу (ky) (sıykırduu)
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• Latvian: pasakains
• Norwegian: fabelaktig (no)
• Portuguese: fabuloso (pt)
• Romanian: foarte bun, extrem de bun
• Russian: потряса́ющий (ru) (potrjasájuščij)
• Spanish: maravilloso (es), fabuloso (es)
• Swedish: fantastisk (sv), underbar (sv), fabulös (sv)
• Turkish: şahane (tr)
• Yiddish: פֿאַנטאַסטיש (fantastish)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} fabuleux (fr)
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• Norman: ^{(please verify)} fabuleux (Jersey)