fabulous stresses the marvelous or incredible character of something without necessarily implying impossibility or actual nonexistence.

FABULOUS definition: exceptionally good or unusual; wonderful; superb. See examples of fabulous used in a sentence.

fabulous adjective (LARGE) great in size or amount: fabulous profits (Definition of fabulous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If you describe something as fabulous, you are emphasizing that you like it a lot or think that it is very good.

Definition of fabulous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

fab•u•lous (fab′ yə ləs), adj. almost impossible to believe; incredible. Informal Terms exceptionally good or unusual; marvelous; superb: a fabulous bargain; a fabulous new house. told about in fables; …

You can have a fabulous first date or you can make a fabulous dinner. These days, fabulous things are mainly wonderful things, but there's another meaning related to fable: some fabulous things can't — …

1. Extremely pleasing or successful: a fabulous vacation. 2. Barely credible; astonishing: the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner.

The weather has been fabulous. He is making fabulous amounts of money.

Sep 23, 2025 · fabulous (comparative more fabulous, superlative most fabulous) Of or relating to fable, myth or legend. Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible. quotations