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fanciful

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fan·ci·ful  (fns-fl)
adj.
1. Created in the fancy; unreal: a fanciful story.
2. Tending to indulge in fancy: a fanciful mind.
3. Showing invention or whimsy in design; imaginative. See Synonyms at fantastic.

fanci·ful·ly adv.
fanci·ful·ness n.

fanciful [ˈfænsɪfʊl]
adj
1. not based on fact; dubious or imaginary fanciful notions
2. made or designed in a curious, intricate, or imaginative way
3. indulging in or influenced by fancy; whimsical
fancifully  adv
fancifulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fanciful - indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
creative, originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"
2.fanciful - not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
3.fanciful - having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"
fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

fanciful
Translations
fanciful [ˈfænsɪfʊl] ADJ [drawings] → fantástico; [ideas, story, account] → descabalado, rocambolesco; [person] → imaginativo, fantasioso; [temperament] → caprichoso; [imagination] → vivo, rico
fanciful [ˈfænsifʊl] adj [idea, notion] → fantaisiste; [name, design] → fantaisiste
fan club nfan-club m
fanciful
adj story, ideafantastisch, phantastisch, abstrus; (= fancy) costumereich verziert; pattern, animal etcfantasievoll, phantasievoll; (= unrealistic) plan etcunrealistisch; visionsüberspannt; I think you’re being somewhat fancifulich glaube, das ist etwas weit hergeholt; and I don’t think it’s fanciful to claim that …und ich glaube nicht, dass es verstiegen ist zu behaupten, dass …
fanciful [ˈfænsɪfʊl] adj (explanation) → fantastico/a; (person, idea, drawing) → fantasioso/a; (object) → di fantasia
fanciful [ˈfænsɪfʊl] adj (explanation) → fantastico/a; (person, idea, drawing) → fantasioso/a; (object) → di fantasia


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To be whimsical, therefore, in pursuit of a whim, fanciful in the chase of a fancy, is surely but to maintain the spirit of the game.
She was fanciful, had all sorts of unspoken preferences, and was easily offended.
Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,' said the Cat, 'and you get fanciful.
 
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