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Fabulous vs Ingenious - What's the difference?

fabulous | ingenious |

As adjectives the difference between fabulous and ingenious

is that fabulous is of or relating to fable, myth or legend while ingenious is displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.

fabulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
  • characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable, absurd, extreme, or exaggerated.
  • fictional or not believable; made up.
  • known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
  • very good; outstanding, wonderful.

    • Usage notes

    * In the sense of wonderful , the word may become associated with gay men. This may be the direct result of its former usage among valley girls.

    Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * fable

    Derived terms

    * fab * fabulously * fabulousness

    ingenious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * engenious

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
    • This fellow is ingenious ; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had.
  • Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
    • That is an ingenious model of the atom.
  • Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
    • He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.

    Usage notes

    Do not confuse with ingenuous.

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Related terms

    * engine * engineer * genius * ingeniosity * ingeniousness

    References

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