🐉myth

noun
/mɪθ/

Meaning

A traditional story explaining natural or social phenomena, often involving supernatural beings; a widely held but false belief.

Example Sentences

The myth of the phoenix tells of a bird reborn from its ashes.

Example Expressions

myth or reality

Synonyms

legend, tale, folklore, fable, fiction

Antonyms

fact, reality, truth

Collocations

ancient myth, Greek myth, popular myth, myth about

More Example Sentences

This topic is associated with many myths.

Related Vocabularies

The faculty of the mind by which information is stored and remembered.
The quality or state of being reluctant or uncertain.
the practice of deceiving others by pretending to be someone else; fraudulent deception
the action of inventing something; a thing that is invented; a creative discovery
A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
a flowering plant with colorful blooms that often open in the evening; also refers to aromatic resin

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