FABLE
What does "FABLE" mean?
A short story, often with animal characters, that teaches a moral lesson.
Meanings
- A brief tale, usually featuring animals, conveying a moral. The fable of the tortoise and the hare warns against overconfidence.
- A statement or belief that is false; a myth or fabrication. The idea that he never lost a match is a fable.
- To tell or write fables, or to speak falsely. The old sailor would fable for hours about sea monsters. archaic
Did you know?
- The fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller of about the 6th century BC, were transmitted by word of mouth for generations - and scholars still debate whether Aesop was a single real person at all.
Word origin
From Latin 'fabula' meaning 'story, tale', from 'fari' (to speak); reached English through Old French 'fable'. The same root gives 'fame' and 'fabulous'.
Remember it
FABLE = a FABLE is told to be ABLE to teach; the moral does the work.
A little poem
A fox, a crow, a wedge of cheese-
the flattery falls like the cheese falls,
and the lesson keeps the beak shut next time.
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Wordplay
- I told my kid a fable every night until he said he could no longer tell my stories from my excuses. I called that the moral of the tale.
What it teaches
A good fable hides its lesson inside a story so you swallow the medicine without tasting it.
Quick facts
What does FABLE mean?
A short story, often with animal characters, that teaches a moral lesson.
Is FABLE a valid word?
Yes — FABLE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FABLE?
FABLE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FABLE come from?
From Latin 'fabula' meaning 'story, tale', from 'fari' (to speak); reached English through Old French 'fable'. The same root gives 'fame' and 'fabulous'.
What can FABLE teach us?
A good fable hides its lesson inside a story so you swallow the medicine without tasting it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.