frabjous means fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful. It carries an Arena rating of 1614, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, frabjous ranks #810 of 17,128 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,121 of 17,120 for Most Beautiful Words, #3,239 of 17,114 for Most Satisfying to Say, #3,913 of 17,150 for Funniest Words.
frabjous is pronounced /ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/.
Why “frabjous” is a great word
Frabjous means wonderful, joyous, or delightful, particularly in a splendid or triumphant sense. A nonce word coined by Lewis Carroll, probably a blend of 'fair', 'fabulous', and 'joyous'; first attested in 1871 in Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky". Unlike "fabulous", which broadly denotes the extraordinary, or "joyous", which describes a general state of happiness, "frabjous" evokes the specific, fantastical jubilation that follows a heroic conquest. It is the taste of impossibly sweet air after slaying the monster, the sound of ringing bells in a nonsense kingdom, the feeling of a day so perfect it seems borrowed from a dream—a celebration so pure it can only exist in the grammar of a world invented for joy.
Etymology
Originally a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's poem “Jabberwocky” (see the quotation); probably a blend of fair + fabulous + joyous.
adj
- Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.e.g.““[…] O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy.”
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