- fible-fable
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fable — [13] The Indo European base *bha ‘speak’ has produced a wide range of English words, including (via Germanic) ban and (via Latin fārī ‘speak’) affable, confess, fairy, fame, fate, ineffable, infant, nefarious, and profess. Fable is a member of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fable — [13] The Indo European base *bha ‘speak’ has produced a wide range of English words, including (via Germanic) ban and (via Latin fārī ‘speak’) affable, confess, fairy, fame, fate, ineffable, infant, nefarious, and profess. Fable is a member of… … Word origins
fib — noun a trivial lie. verb (fibs, fibbing, fibbed) tell a fib. Derivatives fibber noun Origin C16: perh. a shortening of obs. fible fable nonsense , reduplication of fable … English new terms dictionary
fib — ► NOUN ▪ a trivial lie. ► VERB (fibbed, fibbing) ▪ tell a fib. DERIVATIVES fibber noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete fible fable nonsense , a reduplication of FABLE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
fibber — fib ► NOUN ▪ a trivial lie. ► VERB (fibbed, fibbing) ▪ tell a fib. DERIVATIVES fibber noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete fible fable nonsense , a reduplication of FABLE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
fib — [fib] n. [16th & 17th c. slang: said to be clipped form of obs. fible fable, redupl. form of FABLE] a small or trivial lie vi. fibbed, fibbing to tell such a lie or lies SYN. LIE2 fibber n … English World dictionary
fib — n. & v. n. a trivial or venial lie. v.intr. (fibbed, fibbing) tell a fib. Derivatives: fibber n. fibster n. Etymology: perh. f. obs. fible fable nonsense, redupl. of FABLE … Useful english dictionary