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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfavoloso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fa.voˈlo.zo/
"La vista dalla terrazza era favolosa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extraordinary, exceptionally good, or striking.
"She wore a fabulous dress to the evening gala." - 2
Of an incredible nature; bordering on or surpassing the bounds of myth.
"The ancient palace was said to possess fabulous wealth."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'fabulosus', meaning 'celebrated in fable' or 'mythical', stemming from 'fabula' (story, tale). Over centuries in Late Middle English and Early Modern English, the meaning shifted from denoting something existing only in fable or being extraordinarily marvelous to a general superlative of excellence and approval.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fabulous" is said worldwide
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fabuleux
Transliteration: /fa.by.lø/
"C'est une nouvelle absolument fabuleuse."
fabelhaft
Transliteration: /ˈfaːbl̩haft/
"Wir hatten einen fabelhaften Urlaub."
favoloso
Transliteration: /fa.voˈlo.zo/
"La vista dalla terrazza era favolosa."
fabuloso
Transliteration: /fa.βuˈlo.so/
"Tuvimos una noche fabulosa en la fiesta."
fabuloso
Transliteration: /fa.buˈלו.zu/
"O jantar estava fabuloso."
शानदार
Transliteration: shandar
"उसका प्रदर्शन शानदार था।"
极好的
Transliteration: jí hǎo de
"这是一个极好的消息。"
멋진
Transliteration: meotjin
"그녀는 멋진 파티를 열었다."
素晴らしい
Transliteration: subarashii
"彼は素晴らしい才能を持っている。"
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