# fabulous

Pronunciation: US say "FAB-yuu-lus" /ˈfæbjʊləs/; AUS say "FAB-yuh-luhs" /ˈfæbjʊləs/

## Adjective

1. Extremely good in an exciting way; wonderful and well beyond the ordinary. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Extremely good in a way that makes you excited.
   - _The band gave a fabulous performance that left the crowd cheering._
   - _She found a fabulous little restaurant tucked away on a side street._
2. Resembling the marvels of old fables; extraordinary, astonishing, and almost beyond belief.
   - Simple: Like something from an old story, amazing and hard to believe.
   - _The merchant amassed a fabulous fortune through trade across three continents._
   - _Travelers described fabulous quantities of gold buried in the distant kingdom._
3. Strikingly fashionable and glamorous in appearance, style, or overall presentation. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very stylish and good-looking in a fancy way.
   - _The actress arrived in a fabulous gown that dominated every photograph._
   - _He threw a fabulous rooftop party with chandeliers and champagne._
4. Relating to fables, myths, or legends and the creatures or events found in them.
   - Simple: Connected to old myths, legends, or fables.
   - _Medieval mapmakers decorated empty oceans with fabulous sea serpents._
   - _The griffin and the dragon are among the most familiar fabulous animals._
5. Fictional or not believable; entirely invented rather than factual.
   - Simple: Made up and not real, invented rather than true.
   - _The witness gave a fabulous account that the jury dismissed as invention._
   - _Her memoir mixed real events with fabulous episodes she had clearly made up._
6. Flamboyantly camp and theatrical in manner or self-presentation. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Acting in a bold, showy, playful, and very dramatic way.
   - _He swept into the room with a fabulous flourish, all feathers and dramatic poses._
   - _The performer's fabulous, camp persona delighted the late-night crowd._

## Adjective

7. Known for telling fables or falsehoods; habitually unreliable. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Known for telling made-up stories or lies, so not to be trusted.

## Origin

From Late Middle English fabulous, borrowed from Latin fābulōsus ("celebrated in fable"). It is equivalent to fable plus the suffix -ous.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fabulous (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).