legendary

leg·end·ary

adj \ˈle-jən-ˌder-ē, -ˌde-rē\

Definition of LEGENDARY

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of legend or a legend

2

: well-known, famous

— leg·en·dari·ly \ˌle-jən-ˈder-ə-lē, -ˈde-rə-\ adverb

Examples of LEGENDARY

1. legendary creatures from the sea
2. He is the most legendary football player of his time.

First Known Use of LEGENDARY

circa 1587

Related to LEGENDARY

Synonyms: fabled, fabulous, mythical

Related Words: famed, romanticized, storied; chimerical (also chimeric), fabricated, fantastic (also fantastical), fictional, fictitious; fanciful, imaginary, imagined, invented, made-up, make-believe, pretend, unreal; allegorical, mythological (also mythologic); semilegendary

Near Antonyms: actual, existent, real, real-world; historical; factual, true; attested, authenticated, confirmed, established, proven, substantiated, validated, verified; authentic, bona fide, genuine, real-life

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See Synonym Discussion at fictitious

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix