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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Fabulous \Fab"u*lous\ (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus;
     cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]
     1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised;
        invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous
        description; a fabulous hero.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The fabulous birth of Minerva.        --Chesterfield.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.
        --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of
        which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends;
        as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. --
        Fab"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Fabulous \Fab"u*lous\ (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus;
     cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]
     1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised;
        invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous
        description; a fabulous hero.
  
              The fabulous birth of Minerva.        --Chesterfield.
  
     2. Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.
        --Macaulay.
  
     Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of
        which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends;
        as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. --
        Fab"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  fabulous
       adj 1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: fab]
       2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual
          basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the
          fabulous unicorn" [syn: mythic, mythical, mythologic,
           mythological]
       3: barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon
          runner"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     Αγγλικά a.
     θρυλικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     a.
     1 Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
     2 Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
     3 fictional or not believable; made up.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods;
  unreliable.
     5 (lb en slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
     6 (lb en slang or euphemism) gay or pertaining to gay people.
     7 (lb en slang) camp, effeminate.
     8 (lb en slang) fashionable, glamorous.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     a.
     1 Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
     2 Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
     3 fictional or not believable; made up.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods;
  unreliable.
     5 (lb en slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
     6 (lb en slang or euphemism) gay or pertaining to gay people.
     7 (lb en slang) camp, effeminate.
     8 (lb en slang) fashionable, glamorous.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     a.
     1 Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
     2 Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
     3 fictional or not believable; made up.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods;
  unreliable.
     5 (lb en slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
     6 (lb en slang or euphemism) gay or pertaining to gay people.
     7 (lb en slang) camp, effeminate.
     8 (lb en slang) fashionable, glamorous.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     a.
     1 Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
     2 Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
     3 fictional or not believable; made up.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods;
  unreliable.
     5 (lb en slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
     6 (lb en slang or euphemism) gay or pertaining to gay people.
     7 (lb en slang) camp, effeminate.
     8 (lb en slang) fashionable, glamorous.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     Englanti a.
     1 satumainen
     2 uskomaton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fabulous
     Engelska a.
     fabulös, sagolik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  رائع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  fabulous //ˈfæbjʊləs// 
  1. преувеличен
  extraordinary, especially in being very large
  2. легендарен
  mythical or legendary; incredible
  3. баснословен
  of the nature of a fable; unhistorical
  4. чудесен
  very good; wonderful

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  báječný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  nádherný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  senzační

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  překvapující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  skvělý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  skvostný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  mýtický

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  bájný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  překvapující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  senzační

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  Fabel…

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  fabelhaft, sagenhaft, märchenhaft 
        "look absolutely fabulous"  - einfach fabelhaft aussehen
     Synonym: fab
  
   see: more fabulous, fabber, most fabulous, fabbest, fabulous prizes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  großartig, fabelhaft, fantastisch, phantastisch, grandios, beeindruckend, überwältigend  [ugs.]
     Synonyms: great, fab, fantastic, terrific, grand, howling, gorgeous, brilliant, splendid, awesome, awesomesauce
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  
  απίθανος, υπέροχος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  fabulous //ˈfæbjʊləs// 
  1. satumainen, mahtava
  extraordinary, especially in being very large
  2. tarunomainen
  mythical or legendary; incredible
  3. tarumainen
  of the nature of a fable; unhistorical
  4. satumainen
  very good; wonderful

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  basnoslovan, legendaran, nevjerojatan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  1. legendás
  2. mesés

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  fabulous //ˈfæbjʊləs// 
  menakjubkan
  mythical or legendary; incredible

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  fabulous //ˈfæbjʊləs// 
  fabelaktig
  very good; wonderful

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  fabulous /ˈfæbjələs/ 
   1.  fantastyczny
   2.  [form]  baśniowy

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/ 
  fabuloso

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  fabulous //ˈfæbjʊləs// 
  1. fantastisk, sagolik
  extraordinary, especially in being very large
  2. fabulös, fantastisk, sagolik
  mythical or legendary; incredible
  3. sagolik
  of the nature of a fable; unhistorical
  4. fabulös, fantastisk, underbar
  very good; wonderful

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  fabulous /fˈabjʊləs/
  1. inanılmaz, müthiş, mükemmel, fevkalade
  2. uydurma, hayal mahsulü, efsanevi
  3. abartılmış, mübalâğalı. fabulously  (k.dili) inanılmaz mükemmellikte.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfæbjəɫəs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  149 Moby Thesaurus words for "fabulous":
     a bit much, abandoned, ace, allegoric, amazing, appalling,
     astonishing, astounding, beguiling, bewildering, boundless,
     celebrated, concocted, conspicuous, cooked-up, cool, copacetic,
     egregious, enigmatic, enormous, exaggerated, exceptional,
     excessive, exorbitant, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme, fab,
     fabled, fabricated, fancied, fanciful, fancy, fantasied, fantastic,
     fascinating, fictional, fictitious, fictive, figmental, forged,
     formidable, gigantic, gluttonous, great, groovy, hatched, high,
     hot, howling, hyperbolic, hypertrophied, imaginary, immoderate,
     incomprehensible, inconceivable, incontinent, incredible,
     indescribable, ineffable, inordinate, intemperate, invented, keen,
     legendary, made-up, magic, make-believe, manufactured, marked,
     marvelous, miraculous, monstrous, mythic, mythical, mythicized,
     mythified, mythological, mythopoeic, mythopoetic, neat, nonactual,
     nonfactual, nonrealistic, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, of mark,
     out of bounds, out of sight, outlandish, outrageous, outstanding,
     overbig, overdeveloped, overgreat, overgrown, overlarge, overmuch,
     overweening, parabolic, passing strange, phenomenal, portentous,
     preposterous, prodigious, put-up, puzzling, rare, rattling,
     remarkable, romantic, romanticized, sensational, signal, smashing,
     steep, stiff, storied, strange, striking, stupefying, stupendous,
     super, superb, superior, terrific, thumping, thundering, too much,
     trumped-up, unbelievable, unbridled, uncommon, unconscionable,
     undue, unexampled, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unparalleled,
     unprecedented, unreal, unreasonable, unrestrained, unspeakable,
     whopping, wonderful, wondrous
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 传说的,无根据的,难以置信的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 传说的,无根据的,难以置信的

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