fable
/ˈfeɪbəl/
noun
- A short story, often with animals as characters, that teaches a moral lesson.
- The teacher read a fable to the class and asked what lesson it taught.
- My grandmother told us a fable about a clever fox and a proud crow.
- The tortoise and the hare is a famous fable about perseverance.
- A story or statement that is not true; a myth or lie.
- Don't believe every fable you hear about celebrities.
- His claim of being a millionaire turned out to be a fable.
- The old legend was dismissed as a fable by historians.
Antonyms
verb
- To tell or write fables; to invent false stories.
- Ancient poets often fabled about gods and heroes.
- He fabled a tale of hidden treasure to entertain the children.
- The writer loved to fable about magical lands.