B2adjective · common

fabulous

fabulous · more fabulous · most fabulous

чудовий, відмінний

сказочный, невероятный, необычайный, баснословный

sagenhaft, außerordentlich, außergewöhnlich, nicht glaubwürdig

Of or relating to fable, myth or legendOf or relating to fable, myth or legend.

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/ˈfæbjʊləs/

» You look fabulous.

Du siehst toll aus.

Ihr seht toll aus.

Sie sehen toll aus.

Du siehst fabelhaft aus!

Du siehst phantastisch aus!

Выглядишь потрясающе.

Выглядите потрясающе.

Выглядишь умопомрачительно.

Выглядите умопомрачительно.

Чудово виглядаєш.

Meaning

7 senses

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
sagenhaft, sagenumwoben, unhistorisch
сказочныйskazočnyj, баснословныйbasnoslovnyj
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
mythisch, unglaubhaft, nicht glaubwürdig
невероя́тныйneverojátnyj, необычайныйneobyčajnyj, преувеличенныйpreuveličennyj
Fictional or not believable; made up.
(slang)Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
fabelhaft, märchenhaft, wunderbar
потряса́ющийpotrjasájuščij
(slang)Camp, effeminate.
(slang)Fashionable, glamorous.
(obsolete)Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.

More definitions

barely credible
extremely pleasing
based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

Examples

73 sentences

You look fabulous.
Чудово виглядаєш. — deniko
ruВыглядишь потрясающе. — marafon
deDu siehst toll aus. — Esperantostern
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Tom is fabulous.
Том неймовірний. — deniko
deTom ist sagenhaft. — Felixjp
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This is going to be fabulous.
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Mary was wearing a fabulous dress.
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I can't imagine anything more fabulous.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

of the nature of a fable; unhistorical:

mythical or legendary; incredible:

extraordinary, especially in being very large:

very good; wonderful:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

of the nature of a fable; unhistorical:

mythical or legendary; incredible:

extraordinary, especially in being very large:

very good; wonderful:

Origin

From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”);

From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.

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Forms

more fabulous, most fabulous

Comparative	more fabulous Lesson
Superlative	most fabulous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

excellentA1

Close in meaning

extremely pleasing:fab
based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity:mythic mythical mythologic mythological

Word family

16 related words

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form