fabled

fabled
fabled (adj.) c.1600, "unreal, invented," pp. adjective from fable (v.) "to tell tales" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. fabler, from L. fabulari, from fabula (see FABLE (Cf. fable)). Meaning "celebrated in fable" is from 1706.

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  • fabled — ► ADJECTIVE 1) famous. 2) mythical or imaginary …   English terms dictionary

  • fabled — [fā′bəld] adj. 1. told of in fables or legends; mythical; legendary 2. unreal; fictitious …   English World dictionary

  • fabled — [[t]fe͟ɪb(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you describe a person or thing as fabled, especially someone or something remarkable, you mean that they are well known because they are often talked about or a lot of stories are told about them. You cannot go… …   English dictionary

  • fabled — /fay beuhld/, adj. 1. celebrated in fables: a fabled goddess of the wood. 2. having no real existence; fictitious: a fabled chest of gold. [1730 40; FABLE + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • fabled — fa•bled [[t]ˈfeɪ bəld[/t]] adj. 1) lit. celebrated in fables 2) having no real existence; fictitious: fabled lands of everlasting plenty[/ex] 3) celebrated; famous; renowned: a fabled beauty of stage and screen[/ex] • Etymology: 1730–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • fabled — /ˈfeɪbəld/ (say faybuhld) adjective 1. celebrated as fables; mythical; legendary: fabled goddess of the wood. 2. having no real existence; fictitious: fabled chest of gold …  

  • Fabled — Fable Fa ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fabled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fabling}.] To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true. He Fables not. Shak. [1913 Webster] Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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