Skip to content

legendary

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/adjective4 syllables

Legendary means: celebrated in fable or legend.

Synonyms for legendary3

adjective, as in celebrated in fable or legend

fabled, unreal

adjective, as in so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend

known

What does legendary mean?2

adjective

1

celebrated in fable or legend“the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”

2

so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend“the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Legendary in a sentence

  • Bill is still a legendary figure in this company.CP
  • A linguistics student swallowed her own tongue after attempting the legendary glottal approximant.papabear
  • The philosopher's stone was a legendary substance capable of turning base metals into gold.Hybrid
  • Local folklore tells stories of legendary creatures living in the mountains.Miktsoanit
  • The king bequeathed his legendary sword to Boris.Amastan
  • This is your life, make it legendary.polna
  • But after more than a year in prison, he escaped, further burnishing his legendary status.Cangarejo
  • The stickiness of the lizards' feet is legendary, giving them a unique and mysterious way of defying gravity.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.