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 Words From

• un·fabled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabled¹

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

Example Sentences

Bell and Giro’s fabled Dome facility has been the site of any number of stories and tours for journalists.

From Outside Online

Like West Yellowstone, Cody is a gateway town to the fabled park.

From Washington Post

Morrall held the 1972 Miami Dolphins together during their fabled perfect championship season until Bob Griese recovered from injury to return for the Super Bowl.

From Washington Post

It seems less a state than a fabled land hatched from Aesop or the Brothers Grimm.

From Washington Post

It almost didn’t matter that on the pièce de résistance of our visit, a one-night stay in the fabled Granite Park Chalet, it was freezing, rainy, and utterly without views.

From Outside Online

By the numbers, in fact, the 2000s were the least bad decade for American family stability since the fabled 1950s.

From The Daily Beast

Watch the newsreel below and observe a fabled minute in the life and times of Marty Reisman, who died on Friday at age 81.

From The Daily Beast

From the Wall Street Journal, a tale that makes Mitt Romney's fabled haircut seem tame by comparison.

From The Daily Beast

With a fabled witch on her trail, student filmmaker Heather Donahue decides to film herself.

From The Daily Beast

By focusing on the contact sheet this book provides insight into the creative and editing process of these fabled artists.

From The Daily Beast

But now, as if some fabled genii had come to his aid, fortune had suddenly poured her favours into his lap.

From Project Gutenberg

He compared genius to the fabled tree of Teneriffe, whose branches discharged showers of refreshing water.

From Project Gutenberg

The fabled sword of Damocles hangs suspended over my head, still it may never fall.

From Project Gutenberg

He saw Peru with its riches; he saw fabled Cathay; he saw the uttermost isles of the distant sea.

From Project Gutenberg

Amazon, am′az-on, n. one of a fabled nation of female warriors: a masculine woman: a virago.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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