fabled

[fey-buhld]

adjective

1. celebrated in fables.

   a fabled goddess of the wood.

2. having no real existence; fictitious.

   a fabled chest of gold.

fabled

/ ˈfeɪbəld /

adjective

1. made famous in fable

2. fictitious

Other Word Forms

• unfabled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabled¹

First recorded in 1730–40; fable + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Horticultural note: The first of the fabled palm trees was imported.

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But Vogue can arguably withstand more of this kind of criticism than most because of its fabled history.

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But if you had asked anyone a couple of months ago which would emerge as the hero of 2022’s midseason, their money probably would have been on the fabled “Star Wars” bounty hunter.

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He is the son of Julio César Chávez — widely regarded as Mexico’s greatest boxer — and spent his career in the shadow of his fabled father.

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The seven-time world champion's tally of 16 is three more than that of John Higgins, who is a fellow member of snooker's fabled 'Class of 92'.

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Related Words

• fabulous 
• famed 
• famous 
• fictional 
• mythical 
• storied