Definition of fable

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Fable (v. i.) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true..

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Olympic :: Olympic (a.) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis..
Minotaur :: Minotaur (n.) A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete..
Romanesque :: Romanesque (a.) Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy of access or converse; mild; courteous; not haughty, austere, or distant; affable; complaisant..
Hercules :: Hercules (n.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or labors..
Ineffableness :: Ineffableness (n.) The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain..
Fabler :: Fabler (n.) A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
Phenix :: Phenix (n.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality..
Fable :: Fable (n.) A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue..
Inexpressible :: Inexpressible (a.) Not capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief or pleasure..
Minos :: Minos (n.) A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions..
Homiletical :: Homiletical (a.) Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable; conversable; companionable.
Affable :: Affable (a.) Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.
Troll :: Troll (n.) A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch..
Titanic :: Titanic (a.) Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures..
Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; -- so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise..
"alkahest :: Alkahest (n.) The fabled universal solvent of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies..
Affably :: Affably (adv.) In an affable manner; courteously.
Daphne :: Daphne (n.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree..
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