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/ˈfænsɪfl̩/
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Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional It was fanciful to suppose that all he had to do would be to stride into a top law firm and he would be hired on the spot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional
Antonyms: none provided
Unreal or imagined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
indulging in or influenced by fancy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a fanciful mind all the notional vagaries of childhood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: notional
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having a curiously intricate quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not based on fact; unreal- F.D.Roosevelt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties a small child's imaginary friends to create a notional world for oneself
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imaginary, notional
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations 34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
нереален
(nerealen)
— imaginative or unreal
Bulgarian :
фантастичен
(fantastičen)
— imaginative or unreal
Danish :
fantasifuld
— imaginative or unreal
Danish :
fantastisk
— imaginative or unreal
Dutch :
denkbeeldig
— imaginative or unreal
Dutch :
verzonnen
— imaginative or unreal
Dutch :
fantastisch
— imaginative or unreal
Dutch :
fantasievol
— imaginative or unreal
Esperanto :
fantazia
— imaginative or unreal
Finnish :
mielikuvituksellinen
— imaginative or unreal
Finnish :
kuvitteellinen
— imaginative or unreal
French :
imaginaire
— imaginative or unreal
French :
fantaisiste
— imaginative or unreal
Galician :
imaxinario
— imaginative or unreal
German :
phantasievoll
— imaginative or unreal
German :
irreal
— imaginative or unreal
German :
unrealistisch
— imaginative or unreal
Hindi :
मनगढ़ंत
(managṛhant)
— imaginative or unreal
Hindi :
कल्पित
(kalpit)
— imaginative or unreal
Hindi :
काल्पनिक
(kālpanik)
— imaginative or unreal
Hungarian :
képzeletbeli
— imaginative or unreal
Irish :
meonúil
— imaginative or unreal
Irish :
guanach
— imaginative or unreal
Norwegian Bokmål :
fantasifull
— imaginative or unreal
Norwegian Nynorsk :
fantasifull
— imaginative or unreal
Persian :
خیالانگیز
(xiyâl-angiz)
— imaginative or unreal
Polish :
dziwaczny
— imaginative or unreal
Russian :
прихотливый
(prixotlivyj)
— imaginative or unreal
Spanish :
fantasioso
— imaginative or unreal
Spanish :
fantástico
— imaginative or unreal
Spanish :
imaginativo
— imaginative or unreal
Swedish :
fantasifull
— imaginative or unreal
Thai :
เพ้อฝัน
(pə́ə-fǎn)
— imaginative or unreal
Ukrainian :
химе́рний
(xymérnyj)
— imaginative or unreal
