frabjous

frab·jous

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frab-juh s]
- /ˈfræb dʒəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frab-juh s]
- /ˈfræb dʒəs/

Definitions of frabjous word

adjective frabjous wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious. 1
noun frabjous Delightful; joyous. 1
adjective frabjous splendid; joyous 0
adjective frabjous splendid; magnificent 0
adjective frabjous (nonce word) Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful. 0

See all 5 definitions of frabjous

Information block about the term

Origin of frabjous

First appearance:

before 1872

One of the 26% newest English words

1872; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass; perhaps meant to suggest fabulous or joyous

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Frabjous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Frabjous

frabjous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

frabjous usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer