The meaning of Fable

Fable – definition

noun
A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
Usage examples:
The fable of the sick lion and the wary fox
Synonims:
Moral tale Parable Apologue Allegory Bestiary

verb
Tell fictitious tales.
Usage examples:
I do not dream nor fable

noun
A short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters
Usage examples:
Latisha loves the fable about the grasshopper and the ant.

Fable translation into English

Fable: translate from English into Chinese

寓言, 谎言

Fable: translate from English into Dutch

Fabel, Mythe

Fable: translate from English into French

Fable, Légende, Mentir

Fable: translate from English into German

Fabel, Märchen, Sage

Fable: translate from English into Hindi

कल्पित कहानी, नीतिकथा, कहानी, आख्यायिका, दंतकथा, कपोलकल्पना, झूठी बात, किस्सा, कल्पित कथा, लघुकथा

Fable: translate from English into Italian

Favola, Leggenda, Mito

Fable: translate from English into Korean

우화, 전설, 꾸며낸 이야기, 줄거리

Fable: translate from English into Russian

Басня, Сказка, Миф, Выдумка, Небылица, Ложь, Мифы, Рассказывать басни, Выдумывать, Болтать вздор

Fable: translate from English into Spanish

Fábula, Cuento, Fabular

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.

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Fable – similar words

fabled

adjective
Famous, especially by reputation.
Usage examples:
A fabled art collection

verb
Tell fictitious tales.
Usage examples:
I do not dream nor fable

adjective
Famous, esp. because of having been frequently written about
Usage examples:
Atlantis, plato's fabled lost continent under the sea

All meanings and translations of Fabled

Fable synonims

allegory

noun
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Usage examples:
Pilgrim's progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey

All meanings and translations of Allegory

apologue

noun
A moral fable, especially one with animals as characters.
Usage examples:
An arthurian element surfaces in later genres of literature such as stories or apologues in bardic …

All meanings and translations of Apologue

bestiary

noun
A descriptive or anecdotal treatise on various kinds of animal, especially a medieval work with a moralizing tone.
Usage examples:
They typically demand some bizarre chimera: a part goat, part rooster sort of monster appropriate t…

noun
A book written in the middle ages containing descriptions of real and imaginary animals, intended to teach morals and to entertain

All meanings and translations of Bestiary

parable

noun
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by jesus in the gospels.
Usage examples:
The parable of the blind men and the elephant

noun
A simple story told because it represents a basic moral truth or religious principle

All meanings and translations of Parable

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