Synonyms for fabler


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fey-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ bəl

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Définition of fabler

Origin :
  • c.1300, "falsehood, lie, pretense," from Old French fable (12c.) "story, fable, tale; fiction, lie, falsehood," from Latin fabula "story, play, fable, narrative, account, tale," literally "that which is told," related to fari "speak, tell," from PIE root *bha- (2) "speak" (see fame (n.)). Sense of "animal story" (early 14c.) comes from Aesop. In modern folklore terms, defined as "a short, comic tale making a moral point about human nature, usually through animal characters behaving in human ways." Most trace to Greece or India.
  • As in liar : noun person who tells falsehood
  • As in storyteller : noun author
  • As in perjurer : noun liar
  • As in prevaricator : noun liar
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