fabulous (ˈfæbjʊləs
)
Definitions
adjective
- almost unbelievable; astounding; legendary ⇒
fabulous wealth
- informal extremely good ⇒
a fabulous time at the party
- of, relating to, or based upon fable ⇒
a fabulous beast
Alternative Forms
ˈfabulously adverb ˈfabulousness nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin fābulōsus celebrated in fable, from fābulafableSynonyms
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wonderful,
excellent,
brilliant,
superb,
spectacular,
fantastic,
marvellous,
sensational,
first-rate,
brill,
magic,
out-of-this-world,
Translations
- British English:
fabulous
You use fabulous to emphasize how wonderful or impressive you think something is.The apartment offers fabulous views of the city.ˈfæbjʊləs ADJECTIVE The apartment offers fabulous views of the city.
- Spanish:
fabuloso
adj fabulosa
- French:
fabuleux
adj
- German:
fabelhaft
adj
- Chinese: 奇异的 adj
- Arabic: مُدْهِش adj
- Portuguese: fabuloso adj fabulosa
- Russian: сказочный adj сказочная
- Croatian: bajoslovan adj bajoslovna
- Czech: fantastický adj
- Danish: fabelagtig adj
- Dutch: legendarisch adj
- Finnish: loistava adj
- Greek: θαυμάσιος adj θαυμάσια
- Italian: favoloso adj favolosa
- Japanese: すばらしい adj
- Korean: 굉장히 좋은 adj
- Norwegian: fantastisk adj
- Polish: bajeczny adj bajeczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: fabuloso adj fabulosa
- European Spanish:
fabuloso
adj fabulosa
- Swedish: häftig adj häftigt
- Thai: เยี่ยม adj
- Turkish: inanılmaz afj
- Vietnamese: tuyệt vời adj
Usage examples
The reception room was small to the point of poky, but at least the receptionist had a fabulous view of Manchester Cathedral.
, KICK BACK (2002)Go to this section COUNTRY Leaf Twitching in England Despite an unmemorable summer, the autumn leaves this year still look fabulous.
Country Life (2004)He had, as he'd say," a fabulous run," did oodles of good and died suddenly.
Globe and Mail (2003)Ian Murdoch, drummer with tribute band Ringer, said: "It's been a fabulous day.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2002)No one upset the cake stand or dropped the cups and Hetty's cake was ` fabulous " (Iris's word).
, Polmena Cove (1994)