'Fabulous age' definitions:

Definition of 'Fabulous age'

From: GCIDE
  • Fabulous \Fab"u*lous\ (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus; cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]
  • 1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero. [1913 Webster]
  • The fabulous birth of Minerva. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Exceptionally good; extremely pleasing. [informal] [PJC]
  • Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. -- {Fab"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Fab"u*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]