storybook

American  

[stawr-ee-book] / ˈstɔr iˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book that contains a story or stories especially for children.

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adjective

1. idealized, romantic, or picturesque, as if from a book of stories.

   She lives in a storybook cottage on an island off the coast of Maine.

storybook British  

/ ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book containing stories, esp for children

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adjective

1. unreal or fantastic

   a storybook world

Etymology

Origin of storybook

First recorded in 1705–15; story ¹ + book

Example Sentences

The Dolphins proved they could play against Bakersfield Christian on Tuesday night but they did not write the storybook ending they wanted.

From Los Angeles Times

In the cool silence of those Cherokee bottoms, I could find all the wonders of a storybook world.

From Literature

At Milan Cortina, both teams survived overtime to reach the final, delivering the storybook outcome, NBC’s dream, served over breakfast in North America: 60 minutes to sort it all out.

From The Wall Street Journal

She hands me a thick storybook full of fairytales.

From Literature

She rattles on about games and cakes and karaoke machines all the way to her house, which is storybook white with blue trim.

From Literature

Related Words

• dreamlike
• false
• fanciful
• hallucinatory
• illusory
• immaterial
• unbelievable