fabulously Meaning & Definition
What Does Fabulously Mean?
As an adjective, fabulously means resembling or suggesting a fable. It is also used to mean wonderful, marvelous.
Word Facts for Fabulously
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfa-byə-ləs/ |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Synonyms | fantastically, achingly and almighty |
| Antonyms | little, negligibly and nominally |
| Comparative / superlative | more fabulously, most fabulously |
Fabulously Definition (Adjective)
- resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature
fabulous wealth
- wonderful, marvelous
had a fabulous time / a fabulous view from the summit
- told in or based on fable
fabulous dragons
Synonyms of Fabulously
Antonyms of Fabulously
Fabulously in a Sentence
That girl is fabulously beautiful.
Burying its head in the sand is fabulously attributed to the ostrich.
fabulous wealth
had a fabulous time
a fabulous view from the summit
fabulous dragons
our fabulously wealthy neighbors
the city of Phoenix is named after a fabulous bird that every 500 years destroys itself with fire, only to rise again from its own ashes
the fabulous sites of dazzlingly lit Las Vegas
a story of a fabulous land where the people know nothing of war and live together in perfect harmony
we had a fabulous time on our vacation
had a fabulous time / a fabulous view from the summit
Word Forms & Grammar
fab·u·lous·ly adverb
fab·u·lous·ness noun
fabulous
fabulously
fabulousness
fabulousnesses
fabulously (comparative more fabulously, superlative most fabulously)
Origin of Fabulously
Origin 1: Middle English fabulous, fabulose "legendary, mythical," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fabuleux, borrowed from Latin fābulōsus "celebrated in legend, resembling an invented story, mythical," from fābula "talk, account, fable:1" + -ōsus -ous
Origin 2: From fabulous + -ly.
First Known Use
15th century
Fabulously Pronunciation
Fabulously is pronounced /ˈfa-byə-ləs/ and has 3 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (fa).
Frequently Asked Questions About Fabulously
What part of speech is fabulously?
Fabulously is an adjective.
What is another word for fabulously?
You can replace fabulously with words such as fantastically, achingly and almighty. See the full list of fabulously synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of fabulously?
Words opposite in meaning to fabulously are little, negligibly, nominally and slightly.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of fabulously?
The comparative form is more fabulously and the superlative form is most fabulously.