Fabled
adj.joyful, thoughtfulliterary
What it means
Made famous and admirable through stories repeated over time.
Reach for it when describing a person, place, or object whose reputation has acquired a storylike aura
The exhibition reunited three instruments from the fabled orchestra.
Choose between these
6- everyday
simple widespread recognition is all the sentence can support
not when Famous is neutral about merit and loses the sense of accumulated lore.
- everyday
the reputation feels larger than life and widely repeated
not when Legendary is routinely used as hype and may overstate a merely respected record.
- warm
public admiration and praise matter more than old stories
not when Celebrated can describe current acclaim with no long-established reputation.
- formal
wide public esteem can be stated without invoking legend
not when Renowned lacks the narrative aura carried by fabled.
- literary
mythic
the subject has symbolic or almost supernatural stature
not when Mythic can suggest invention rather than a real achievement.
- literary
storied
a long, eventful history is central to the praise
not when Storied does not guarantee admiration because the history may include failures.
Said against
3- unknown
- obscure
- unremarked
It naturally appears in
3- fabled city
Researchers continued searching for the fabled city described by early travelers.
- fabled collection
The museum displayed one vase from the fabled collection.
- fabled past
The documentary separated the club's fabled past from its surviving records.