fable

Definition of fable in English English dictionary: A fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, birds etc as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables; Fiction; untruth; falsehood
It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret methods.; To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true
He fables, yet speaks truth.; Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk
We grew The fable of the city where we dwelt.; To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely
The hell thou fablest.; A fable is a story which teaches a moral lesson. Fables sometimes have animals as the main characters. the fable of the tortoise and the hare Each tale has the timeless quality of fable; {n} an instructive fiction, story, tale, lie; {v} to feign, invent, devise, frame, lie; a short story with a moral, especially one in which the characters are animals; {i} tale, story that is not based on fact; fictitious story having supernatural elements, legend, myth, fairy tale; A story told by a teenager arriving home after curfew; Any story in which the characters are talking animals and have both human and animal traits; A poetic story that illustrates a moral or teaches a lesson, usually in which animals or inanimate objects are represented as characters (Compare Allegory, Aphorism, Apologue, Didactic Poetry, Epigram, Gnome, Proverb); The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem; a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue; a short tale in prose or verse that teaches a moral; a deliberately false or improbable account; (Forum for A Better LEicestershire) The forum to produce the Leicestershire Local Agenda 21; A short tale that teaches a moral It usually has animals or inanimate objects as characters; Narrative where animals take the place of humans, usually with moral or satirical purpose; You can describe a statement or explanation that is untrue but that many people believe as fable. Is reincarnation fact or fable? little-known horticultural facts and fables. = myth. Narration intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals or inanimate objects speak and act like human beings. Unlike a folktale, it has a moral that is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end. The Western fable tradition began with tales ascribed to Aesop. It flourished in the Middle Ages, reached a high point in 17th-century France in the works of Jean de La Fontaine, and found a new audience in the 19th century with the rise of children's literature. Fables also have ancient roots in the literary and religious traditions of India, China, and Japan; See the Note under Apologue; a short moral story (often with animal characters); To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of as true or real; to tell of falsely
fabled: {a} told in fables, feigned
fabled: Made known by fables; legendary, famed
fabled: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James
fabled: Known only in fables; fictitious
fabled: {s} told in fables, legendary, mythical; fictitious, not existing in reality
fabled: If you describe a person or thing as fabled, especially someone or something remarkable, you mean that they are well known because they are often talked about or a lot of stories are told about them. the fabled city of Troy. = legendary. famous and often mentioned in traditional stories = legendary
fabler: A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods
fabler: {i} fabulist; fable composer; person that engages in untruths and falsehoods
fables: plural of fable
the crow fable: well-known tale, famous story

Turkish - English

Definition of fable in Turkish English dictionary

fabl

fable

The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable. - Aşağıdaki parça iyi bilinen bir fabldan bir alıntıdır.

Tom doesn't know the difference between a fable and a fairytale. - Tom bir fabl ve bir masal arasındaki farkı bilmiyor.

fabl

fable, moral tale

fable

Hyphenation

fa·ble

Turkish pronunciation

feybıl

Synonyms

morality play, legend, allegory, apologue, bestiary, bunk, crock, fabrication, fairy story, fairy tale, falsehood, fantasy, fib, fiction, figment

Antonyms

truth

Pronunciation

/ˈfābəl/ /ˈfeɪbəl/

Etymology

[ 'fA-b&l ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English, from Old French fable, from Latin fabula, from fari (“to speak, say”). See Ban, and compare fabulous, fame.