Münchhausen

[ mynkh-hou-zuhn ]

noun

1. Karl Friedrich Hi·e·ro·ny·mus [kah, r, l , free, -d, r, i, kh, hee-ey-, roh, -n, y, -m, oo, s], Baron von [f, uh, n], 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.

Other Words From

• Munchausen·ism noun

Example Sentences

It is a Munchhausen syndrome-type thing?

From Wall Street Journal

Outside Son Abrines, the hill slopes upward, and a landscaped stone walkway leads to Son Boter, a 17th-century manor that was once a boarding house run by the Baroness von Münchhausen.

From New York Times

Recommended for the grown-up are a focus on Czech genius Karel "Munchhausen" Zeman and Summer Wars, the latest from Mamoru Hosoda.

From The Guardian

The eyewitness accounts read like the tall tales of Baron Munchhausen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, the 18th century adventurer and fabulist on whose alleged exploits this film is based, might pause before telling such tales of artistic profligacy.

From Time Magazine Archive