Definition of fable

What does the word fable mean?

• part of speech: verb intransitive

  (archaic& poet.). Romance, tell fictitious tales, whence fabler n.; state fictitiously; (p.p.) celebrated in f., legendary, fictitious. [old French]

• part of speech: noun

  Story, esp, of supernatural character, not founded on fact; (collect.) myths, legendary tales; idle talk (old wives ff.); false statement, lie; thing only supposed to exist; short story, esp. with animals for characters, conveying a moral, apologue; plot of play &c. [French]