Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fabulous
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Fabulous
fabulous
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fabulosus, from fabula Date: 15th century 1. a. resembling or suggesting a fable ; of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature ~ wealth b. wonderful, marvelous had a ~ time 2. told in or based on fable Synonyms: see fictitious • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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1.
adj. 1 incredible, exaggerated, absurd (fabulous wealth). 2 colloq. marvellous (looking fabulous). 3 a celebrated in fable. b legendary, mythical. Derivatives fabulosity n. fabulously adv. fabulousness n. Etymology: F fabuleux or L fabulosus (as FABLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. вымышленный, легендарный, мифический; басенный fabulous beasts —- сказочные животные fabulous description —- вымышленное описание 2. эмоц-усил. потрясающий, поразительный, невероятный fabulous wealth —- сказочное богатство at a fabulous price —- по баснословной цене a house of fabulous size —- дом невероятных размеров 3. выдумывающий небылицы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
wealth сказочное богатство FABULOUS adj. 1) баснословный, мифический, легендарный - fabulous wealth 2) невероятный, неправдоподобный; преувеличенный ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
If you describe something as fabulous, you are emphasizing that you like it a lot or think that it is very good. (INFORMAL) This is a fabulous album. It’s fresh, varied, fun... The scenery and weather were fabulous. = wonderful ADJ c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj 1 extremely good or impressive (You look fabulous! | a fabulous goal by Maradona) 2 only before noun very large in amount or size (The painting was sold for a fabulous sum.) 3 only before noun fabulous creatures, places etc are mentioned in traditional stories, but do not really exist (dragons and other fabulous creatures) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 15c., from L. fabulosus "celebrated in fable," from fabula (see fable). From "mythical," sense of "incredible" first recorded 1609. Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The Beatles, c.1963. "Fabulous (often contracted to fab(s)) and fantastic are also in that long list of words which boys and girls use for a time to express high commendation and then get tired of, such as, to go no farther back than the present century, topping, spiffing, ripping, wizard, super, posh, smashing." [Fowler] ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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