canard vs fable
fable vs canardcanard and fable both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| canard | Yes | No | No | No |
| fable | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fable is a hypernym of
canard; that is, fable is a
word with a broader meaning than canard:
- canard: a deliberately misleading fabrication
- fable: a deliberately false or improbable account
Other hypernyms of canard include
fabrication, fiction.
| canard (noun) | fable (noun) |
|---|---|
| a deliberately misleading fabrication | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
| a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events | |
| a deliberately false or improbable account |
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