fabulous
pronunciation
How to pronounce fabulous in British English:
UK [ˈfæbjələs]
How to pronounce fabulous in American English:
US [ˈfæbjələs]
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- Adjective:
- extremely pleasing
- based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
- barely credible
Word Origin
- fabulous (adj.)
- early 15c., "mythical, legendary," from Latin fabulosus "celebrated in fable;" also "rich in myths," from fabula "story, tale" (see fable (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to fable" is from 1550s. Sense of "incredible" first recorded c. 1600, hence "enormous, immense, amazing," which was trivialized by 1950s to "marvelous, terrific." Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The Beatles, c. 1963.Fabulous (often contracted to fab(s)) and fantastic are also in that long list of words which boys and girls use for a time to express high commendation and then get tired of, such as, to go no farther back than the present century, topping, spiffing, ripping, wizard, super, posh, smashing. [Gower's 1965 revision of Fowler's "Modern English Usage"] Related: Fabulously; fabulousness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Legendary creatures are found in mythology or folklore , and are sometimes called " fabulous creatures . "
- 2. Sydney has two spectacular city icons , and they share the same fabulous harbor .
- 3. They created internal hedge funds , with fabulous leverage relative to their own capital .
- 4. I would love someone to wave a magic wand because the rest of the relationship is fabulous .
- 5. He also did one fabulous thing : he decided that whatever calculations he made for the flow of sewage , he would double them , for the future .