fabulousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈfabjᵿləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈfæbjələsnəs/

Etymology: formed as fabulous adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being fabulous.

a. Of a person: Fondness for fables; proneness to fiction or invention.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > proneness to invention

fabulousness1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fabulosité, fabulousnesse, th' inuention of lyes, tales, fables, or fained reports.

1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice ii. viii. 213 Their [the Rabbins'] notorious fabulousness.

1711 Brit. Apollo 7–9 Feb. The Fabulousness of the Poets.

1775 S. Johnson Journey W. Islands 28 His fabulousness, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault for which no apology can be made.

b. Of a narrative, etc.: Resemblance to a fable; fabulous, fictitious or mythical character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > a fable, myth > character of

fabulousness1587

fabulosity1603

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxx. 568 The fondness and fabulousnesse thereof appeereth in this.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. vi. (heading) The fabulousness of the Heroical age of Greece.

1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. iii. iv. 386 He afterwards wrote two Letters..to shew the Fabulousness..of the History of Susanna.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. Pref. 5 The ancient history of North-Britain, whatever might be its fabulousness.

1837 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold (1844) II. viii. 101 To notice with a grave remark as to their fabulousness, the peculiar marvels of the stories.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fabulousness
释义	fabulousnessn. Brit. /ˈfabjᵿləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈfæbjələsnəs/ Etymology: formed as fabulous adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being fabulous. a. Of a person: Fondness for fables; proneness to fiction or invention. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > proneness to invention fabulousness1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fabulosité, fabulousnesse, th' inuention of lyes, tales, fables, or fained reports. 1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice ii. viii. 213 Their [the Rabbins'] notorious fabulousness. 1711 Brit. Apollo 7–9 Feb. The Fabulousness of the Poets. 1775 S. Johnson Journey W. Islands 28 His fabulousness, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault for which no apology can be made. b. Of a narrative, etc.: Resemblance to a fable; fabulous, fictitious or mythical character. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > a fable, myth > character of fabulousness1587 fabulosity1603 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxx. 568 The fondness and fabulousnesse thereof appeereth in this. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. vi. (heading) The fabulousness of the Heroical age of Greece. 1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. iii. iv. 386 He afterwards wrote two Letters..to shew the Fabulousness..of the History of Susanna. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. Pref. 5 The ancient history of North-Britain, whatever might be its fabulousness. 1837 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold (1844) II. viii. 101 To notice with a grave remark as to their fabulousness, the peculiar marvels of the stories. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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