Definitions for fancifulˈfæn sɪ fəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fan•ci•fulˈfæn sɪ fəl(adj.)
whimsical in appearance:
fanciful designs in lace.
imaginary; unreal:
fanciful lands of romance.
led by fancy rather than by reason and experience:
a fanciful mind.
Origin of fanciful:
1620–30
fan′ci•ful•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
fanciful, notional(adj)
indulging in or influenced by fancy
"a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
fanciful, imaginary, notional(adj)
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"
fanciful(adj)
having a curiously intricate quality
"a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"
Wiktionary
fanciful(Adjective)
imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined
Origin: fancy + -ful
Webster Dictionary
Fanciful(adj)
full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects
Fanciful(adj)
conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or reason; abounding in ideal qualities or figures; as, a fanciful scheme; a fanciful theory
Fanciful(adj)
curiously shaped or constructed; as, she wore a fanciful headdress
Translations for fanciful
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fanciful(adjective)
inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas
She's a very fanciful girl.
- vol fieterjasies/ grille/ giereAfrikaans
- نَزَوي، غَريب الأطوار، وهْميArabic
- надарен с въображениеBulgarian
- caprichosoPortuguese (BR)
- snivý; s velkou fantaziíCzech
- phantasiereichGerman
- fantasifuldDanish
- φαντασιόπληκτοςGreek
- caprichosoSpanish
- luulelennulineEstonian
- خیالبافFarsi
- mielikuvituksellinenFinnish
- fantasqueFrench
- שוֹגֶה בְּדִמיוֹנוֹתHebrew
- काल्पनिकHindi
- podložan fantazijiCroatian
- szeszélyesHungarian
- pengkhayalIndonesian
- ímyndunarveikur, haldinn hugarórumIcelandic
- fantasiosoItalian
- 空想にふけるJapanese
- 별난, 공상에 잠기는Korean
- turintis vaizduotęLithuanian
- untumains; kaprīzsLatvian
- suka berkhayalMalay
- grilligDutch
- fantasirik, lunefull; (for)underligNorwegian
- fantazjującyPolish
- خیالبافPersian
- په خيال مين، خيال پرست، خيالى، هوسى (هوسناك)Pashto
- caprichosoPortuguese
- visătorRomanian
- капризныйRussian
- snivýSlovak
- čudaškiSlovenian
- maštovitSerbian
- fantasifull, full av inbillningar, underligSwedish
- ที่เพ้อฝันThai
- hayalperestTurkish
- 愛幻想的Chinese (Trad.)
- примхливий, капризнийUkrainian
- غیر حقیقی تصورات رکھناUrdu
- (người) hay tưởng tượngVietnamese
- 爱空想的Chinese (Simp.)
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