The sixth letter of the English alphabet, representing primarily the voiceless labiodental fricative sound /f/.
FèveA bean, especially a broad bean, or the small figurine traditionally hidden inside a French Twelfth-Night cake.
FélixA Latin name meaning “happy,” “fortunate,” or “successful.”
FéticheAn object believed to possess magical or supernatural power, especially as a sacred talisman.
FaThe fourth note of the modern solfège scale, corresponding to the fourth degree of a major scale.
Fa’afafineA Samoan term for a person assigned male at birth who lives in a traditionally feminine gender role, often understood as a distinct gender identity.
Fa'afafineA Samoan cultural identity generally describing a person assigned male at birth who embodies feminine gender roles and may identify outside Western male-female categories.
FabaA botanical name for the broad-bean genus, and a Latin-derived term meaning “bean.”
FabaceaeA large family of flowering plants that includes beans, peas, lentils, clovers, and many trees and shrubs.
FabaceousOf, relating to, or resembling beans, especially plants in the bean family.
FabianA masculine given name and surname derived from the Roman family name Fabianus, also associated with the Fabian Society and its gradualist political strategy.
FabiformShaped like a bean.
FabismA medical condition involving hemolytic anemia triggered by eating or inhaling products from fava beans, especially in people with G6PD deficiency.
FabiusA Roman family name, most famously borne by Quintus Fabius Maximus, the Roman general known for delaying Hannibal rather than confronting him directly.
FableA short story, typically with a moral lesson, often featuring animals as characters.
FabletA short fable or brief moral tale.
FabricCloth or material made by weaving or knitting fibers; also the basic structure or framework of something.
FabricateTo make or construct something; or to invent a false story or evidence.
FabulateTo invent or tell a story, especially in a way that blurs fact and fiction.
FabulistA person who tells or writes fables; by extension, a liar or fabricator.