fablelike

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adjective

Resembling a fable or fairy tale

“The story had a fablelike quality.”

Similar
fabulousfantastic
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English fable →
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Meanings

adjectivefablelike (comparative more fablelike, superlative most fablelike)

comparative more fablelike · superlative most fablelike

  1. Resembling a fable or fairy tale

    The story had a fablelike quality.

    Synonyms: fabulous, fantastic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling a fable or fairy tale

Similar
fabulousfantastic

Origin

  1. Englishfable
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishfablelike

From fable + -like.

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APA

fablelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fablelike

MLA

“fablelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fablelike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fablelike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fablelike.

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