Fables

noun verb

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
  2. (noun) Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
  3. (noun) Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
  4. (noun) The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
  5. (verb) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
  6. (verb) To make up; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.

Letter breakdown

  • Fables contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Fables mean?

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

How many letters are in Fables?

Fables has 6 letters.

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