fabulous Definition
fabu·lous (fab′yo̵̅o̅ ləs, -yə-)
adjective
- of or like a fable; imaginary, fictitious, or legendary
- hard to believe; incredible; astounding
- Informal very good; wonderful
Etymology: ME < L fabulosus, fabled < fabula
fabulous Related Forms
fab′u·lously adverb
fab′u·lous·ness noun
fabulous Synonyms
fabulous
modif.
Suggestive of a fable
fabled, apocryphal, mythical; see legendary 2.Unbelievable
remarkable, amazing, incredible; see unusual 1.*Exceptionally good
fabulous Usage Examples
Infinitive complement
have: She generously agreed and it was fabulous to have her.
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: Your favors or confetti cones will look absolutely fabulous in this basket.
- truly: Just 27 years old, Nicole is a truly fabulous looking young lady.
- utterly: It's the home of the vast majority of my friends, and one utterly fabulous woman.
- equally: The bar is equally fabulous and filled with impossibly cool people being fabulous amid the furnishings.
- rather: At this point I had taken my rather fabulous shoes off to assist my dancing like a tosser.
- simply: Reefs comprise both hard and soft corals and a simply fabulous collection of creatures, weird and wonderful.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
make: And ideas are what makes the Guillemots so fabulous.
Modifies a noun
- prise: And best of all, you can win some fabulous prizes.
- scenery: Mrs Hepburn, Melton Mowbray, Leics Jun 2005 Fabulous scenery.
- beach: Relax on the fabulous beaches or take a diving lesson.
- view: Sleeps 6. Balcony with a fabulous view to the mountains.
- recipe: Fish Suppers: Six fabulous fish recipes the whole family will enjoy.
- coastline: The seafood in Norfolk is exceptional too it helps when you have miles and miles of fabulous coastline!
Used with adjective complement
- look: The pastel colors look fabulous in a garden setting.
- feel: They believed, if readers adopted this philosophy, they would feel as fabulous as the people in the ads.
- sound: However, playing it today, it sounds fabulous.
- make: Red Bird Publishing We make fabulous, unique, well-priced, special-effects books for kids.
- have: It stands at the edge of Hampstead Heath in North London and has fabulous landscaped gardens.
- seem: A few people have told me about this occurring but other than that it seems fabulous!
Browse dictionary entries near fabulous
- ‹ fabulist
- ‹ Fabry-Perot laser
- ‹ fabrication
- ‹ fabricate
- ‹ fabric
- ‹ fabliau
- ‹ fabless
- ‹ fabled
- ‹ fable
- ‹ Fabius
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