fabulous
If something is so great you can hardly believe it, it is fabulous. You can have a fabulous first date or you can make a fabulous dinner.
These days, fabulous things are mainly wonderful things, but there's another meaning related to fable: some fabulous things can't — or at least shouldn't — be believed. If you friend claims to be a personal friend of the entire Chicago Bulls, but has never been to Chicago, that's a fabulous story that's probably not true. Also, any story involving a unicorn or wizard is fabulous in a literal sense. A great fantasy story would be fabulous in every way.
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extremely pleasing
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based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity“the fabulous unicorn”synonyms: mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythologicalunreallacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
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barely credible“the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner”synonyms:
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Vocabulary lists containing fabulous
Board the Nautilus and travel under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo as you learn these words from the science fiction novel by Jules Verne. Read the full text, translated from the original French by F.P. Walter, here.
Grab your shades and groove along this list of words as smooth as SPF 50. This tuneful list will navigate you through life's UV rays, reminding you to lather up with laughter and protect your souls from the burnout of existence. Produced and performed by Baz Luhrmann.
From shooting stars to majestic mountain views, this wonderful list captures words to describe everything from the sublime to the sensational.