fabulous
adjective /ˈfæbjələs/
/ˈfæbjələs/
- (informal) extremely good
- They put on a fabulous performance.
- Jana is a fabulous cook.
- The food looks fabulous.
- I want an outfit that'll make me look fabulous.
Synonyms greatgreat- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
- great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:
- We had a great time in Madrid.
- cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different:
- I think their new song’s really cool.
- fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure:
- ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
- fabulous (informal) extremely good:
- Jane’s a fabulous cook.
- terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful:
- She’s doing a terrific job.
- brilliant (British English, informal), extremely good; wonderful:
- ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
- The show was just awesome.
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
- The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
- (formal) very great
- fabulous wealth/riches/beauty
- [only before noun] (literary) appearing in fables
- fabulous beasts
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘known through fable’): from French fabuleux or Latin fabulosus ‘celebrated in fable’, from fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.