fanciful

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.

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fanci·ful·ly adv.

fanci·ful·ness n.

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fanciful

Adjective

1. not based on fact

2. made in a curious or imaginative way: fanciful architecture

3. guided by unrestrained imagination: fanciful tales of fairy folk

fancifully adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fanciful - indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood" notional 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" imaginary, notional 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"

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fanciful

adjective unreal, wild, ideal, romantic, fantastic, curious, fabulous, imaginative, imaginary, poetic, extravagant, visionary, fairy-tale, mythical, whimsical, capricious, chimerical << OPPOSITE unimaginative

Translations

fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adj (gen) → fantástico (= imaginary); fantasioso; [design] → rebuscado

fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adj → fantaisiste

fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adj (idea) → abstrus, seltsam;

(design, name) → fantasievoll;

(object) → reich verziert

fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adj → fantasioso/a; [object] → di fantasia