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fanciful
fan·ci·ful F0030200 (făn′sĭ-fəl)adj.1. Created in the fancy; imaginary or 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.
fan′ci·ful·ly adv.fan′ci·ful·ness n.fanciful (ˈfænsɪfʊl) adj1. not based on fact; dubious or imaginary: fanciful notions. 2. made or designed in a curious, intricate, or imaginative way3. indulging in or influenced by fancy; whimsical ˈfancifully adv ˈfancifulness nfan•ci•ful (ˈfæn sɪ fəl)
adj. 1. whimsical in appearance: fanciful designs in lace. 2. imaginary; unreal: fanciful lands of romance. 3. led by fancy rather than by reason and experience: a fanciful mind. [1620–30] fan′ci•ful•ly, adv. fan′ci•ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fanciful - indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"notionalcreative, 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, notionalunreal - 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" |
fancifuladjective unreal, wild, ideal, romantic, fantastic, curious, fabulous, imaginative, imaginary, poetic, extravagant, visionary, fairy-tale, mythical, whimsical, capricious, chimerical fanciful ideas about Martian life
dry, ordinary, conventional, routine, sensible, dull, predictable, sober, pedestrian, down-to-earth, matter of fact, literal, unimaginative, uninspiredfancifuladjective1. Existing only in the imagination:chimeric, chimerical, conceptual, fantastic, fantastical, imaginary, notional, unreal, visionary.2. Consisting or suggestive of fiction:fantastic, fantastical, fictional, fictitious, fictive, invented, made-up.3. Appealing to fancy:fancy, fantastic, fantastical, imaginative, whimsical.Translationsfancy (ˈfӕnsi) – plural ˈfancies – noun1. a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire. The child had many peculiar fancies. 一時喜好，一時興起 （常为一时的）爱好，迷恋 2. the power of the mind to imagine things. She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy. 想像力，胡思亂想 想象力，异想天开 3. something imagined. He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching. 設想 设想 adjective decorated; not plain. fancy cakes. 花式的，奇特的 花式的，奇特的 verb1. to like the idea of having or doing something. I fancy a cup of tea. 喜愛，想要 喜爱2. to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that). I fancied (that) you were angry. 認為，猜想 认为3. to have strong sexual interest in (a person). He fancies her a lot. 迷戀 迷恋ˈfanciful adjective1. inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas. She's a very fanciful girl. 愛幻想的 爱空想的2. imaginary or unreal. That idea is rather fanciful. 異想天開的 异想天开的ˈfancifully adverb 異想天開地 异想天开地fancy dress clothes representing a particular character, nationality, historical period etc: He went to the party in fancy dress; (also adjective) a fancy-dress party. 奇裝異服(化裝舞會等穿的) 化装舞会所穿着的服装take a fancy to to become fond of, often suddenly or unexpectedly. They bought that house because they took a fancy to it. 喜歡上(尤指突然地) （忽然）爱上 take one's fancy to be liked or wanted by (someone). When I go shopping I just buy anything that takes my fancy. 被某人喜歡上或看中 迎合某人的爱好EncyclopediaSeefancyfanciful
Synonyms for fancifuladj unrealSynonyms- unreal
- wild
- ideal
- romantic
- fantastic
- curious
- fabulous
- imaginative
- imaginary
- poetic
- extravagant
- visionary
- fairy-tale
- mythical
- whimsical
- capricious
- chimerical
Antonyms- dry
- ordinary
- conventional
- routine
- sensible
- dull
- predictable
- sober
- pedestrian
- down-to-earth
- matter of fact
- literal
- unimaginative
- uninspired
Synonyms for fancifuladj existing only in the imaginationSynonyms- chimeric
- chimerical
- conceptual
- fantastic
- fantastical
- imaginary
- notional
- unreal
- visionary
adj consisting or suggestive of fictionSynonyms- fantastic
- fantastical
- fictional
- fictitious
- fictive
- invented
- made-up
adj appealing to fancySynonyms- fancy
- fantastic
- fantastical
- imaginative
- whimsical
Synonyms for fancifuladj indulging in or influenced by fancySynonymsRelated Wordsadj not based on factSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having a curiously intricate qualityRelated Words |