Thesaurus results for FOLKTALE

folktale

noun

as in tale

a traditional description of imaginary events circulated orally among a people West African folktales that continue to be passed from generation to generation through storytelling

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Recent Examples of folktale Baum’s story has inspired many spin-offs and variations, similar to how a folktale like Beauty and the Beast has been endlessly remixed and retold. —

Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 Directed by Hiroshi Nagahama — who has touched on horror folktales before with the excellent Mushi-shi — the story is about a town suffering from a curse that manifests through spirals. —

Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024 Nair’s early exposure to traditional folktales and the lush landscapes of his homeland would later inform his distinct narrative style. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024 According to the scholar Maria Tatar, these were folktales shared among adults after hours, while the children were asleep. —

Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for folktale

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Noun

And, in Washington, the 2004 tale of love and short-term memory loss took the crown.

— Melissa Santos, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Bar-Kar tells this tale of love, loss, and life-altering lyricism with the same tenderness of Ian’s songwriting.

— Audra Heinrichs, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025