Antonyms for tales

Grammar : Noun

Spell : teylz, tey-leez

Phonetic Transcription : teɪlz, ˈteɪ liz

Definition of tales

Origin : Old English talu "story, tale, the action of telling," from Proto-Germanic *talo (cf. Dutch taal "speech, language"), from PIE root *del- "to recount, count." The secondary English sense of "number, numerical reckoning" (c.1200) probably was the primary one in Germanic; cf. teller (see tell) and Old Frisian tale, Middle Dutch tal "number," Old Saxon tala "number," Old High German zala, German Zahl "number."
The ground sense of the Modern English word in its main meaning, then, might have been "an account of things in their due order." Related to talk and tell. Meaning "things divulged that were given secretly, gossip" is from mid-14c.; first record of talebearer "tattletale" is late 15c.

noun story
noun made-up story

Example sentences :

Lady Delacour opened the book, which was a volume of Marmontel's Tales.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I preferred stories of Egypt's past and present to tales of adventure.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Even to her, Enoch had told no tales; and strangely enough, she was quite satisfied.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Tales of superstition and all mystery stories of the unknown.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

There are tales among us that you have sold yourself to the devil, and I know not what.'
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

I remember it very well indeed, else these tales would not be forthcoming.
Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

"I think the history of Desdemona is the most affecting of all tales," said Miss Fane.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

I had utterly forgotten that he was at my side, and I know not what tales my face had been telling.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Of course Aino tales, like other tales, may also be treated from a literary point of view.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Tales of love and of women who learned to know the true from the false.
Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd

Synonyms for tales

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