Meanings
comparative more fabled · superlative most fabled
- Known only in fables; fictitious.
- Made known by fables or reputation; legendary, famed.
1 more example
2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text We tug our hammer-headed mules along the tourist trails of Petra, the fabled Nabataean capital cut from rock the color of living muscle.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of fable
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian измислен, приказен
- измислен (izmislen)fictitious
- приказен (prikazen)fictitious
- легендарен (legendaren)legendary
Dutch fabelachtig, fabelachtig
- fabelachtigfictitious
- fabelachtiglegendary
Finnish satumainen, tarumainen
- satumainenfictitious
- tarumainenfictitious
- satu-fictitious
- taru-fictitious
- legendaarinenlegendary
German fabelhaft, sagenumwoben
- fabelhaftfictitious
- sagenumwobenlegendary
Hungarian mesés, mesebeli
- mesésfictitious
- mesebelifictitious
- mondaifictitious
- kitaláltfictitious
- legendáslegendary
- híreslegendary
Latin fabulosus, fabulosus
- fabulosusfictitious
- fabulosuslegendary
Romanian legendar, faimos
- legendarlegendary
- faimoslegendary
Swedish mytisk, legendarisk
- mytisklegendary
- legendarisklegendary
- mytomspunnenlegendary
Cite this entry
fabled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fabled
“fabled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fabled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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