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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
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
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 [ˈfænsɪful] adj (gen) → fantástico (= imaginary); fantasioso; [design] → rebuscado
fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adjfantaisiste
fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adj (idea) → abstrus, seltsam;
(design, name) → fantasievoll;
(object) → reich verziert
fanciful [ˈfænsɪful] adjfantasioso/a; [object] → di fantasia


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