fables

fa-bles · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of fable; short stories, typically with animals as characters, conveying moral lessons.

  2. 2.

    Stories or legends that are not based on fact; myths or fabrications.

Related words

Antonyms: facts, truths
See also: fable, myths, parables
Synonyms: allegories, parables, stories, tales

Etymology

From Latin fabula ("story, tale, narrative"), from fari ("to speak").