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21 Nouns That Contain TALE

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
acatalectic (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
catalectic (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot
catalepsy (noun) a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
cataleptic (noun) a person suffering from catalepsy
catalexis (noun) the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
fairytale (noun) a story about fairies; told to amuse children Synonyms: fairy story, fairy tale
(noun) an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse Synonyms: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, song and dance
folktale (noun) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk Synonyms: folk tale
hypercatalectic (noun) (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
hysterocatalepsy (noun) hysteria with cataleptic symptoms
metalepsis (noun) substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
orbitale (noun) the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit Synonyms: orbital point
stalemate (noun) drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
(noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, impasse, standstill
staleness (noun) having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging
(noun) unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed Synonyms: triteness
tale (noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program Synonyms: narration, narrative, story
(noun) a trivial lie Synonyms: fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle
talebearer (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly Synonyms: blabbermouth, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale
talent (noun) natural abilities or qualities Synonyms: endowment, gift, natural endowment
(noun) a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
talentlessness (noun) a lack of talent
taleteller (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale
tattletale (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, telltale
teetotaler (noun) a total abstainer Synonyms: teetotalist, teetotaller
telltale (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale

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