Fanciful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indulging in or influenced by fancy

not based on fact; unreal; - F.D.Roosevelt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈænsifəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈansifəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈansifəl/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈænsifəl/.

Examples

a fanciful mind
all the notional vagaries of childhood
the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imaginary notional

Parts of Speech

adjective	indulging in or influenced by fancy “a fanciful mind”
adjective	not based on fact; unreal; - F.D.Roosevelt “the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties”
adjective	having a curiously intricate quality “a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fantasievoll

sich der Fantasie hingeben oder von ihr beeinflusst werden

🇫🇷French

fantaisiste

se livrer à ou être influencé par la fantaisie

🇪🇸Spanish

imaginario

dejarse llevar o influenciarse por la fantasía

🇮🇹Italian

fantasioso

indulgere o essere influenzato dalla fantasia

🇳🇱Dutch

fantasierijk

zich overgeven aan of beïnvloed worden door fantasie

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantasioso

entregando-se ou influenciado pela fantasia

🇷🇺Russian

причудливый

потворствуя фантазии или находясь под ее влиянием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काल्पनिक

कल्पना में लिप्त होना या उससे प्रभावित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পনাপ্রসূত

অভিনব দ্বারা প্রভাবিত বা প্রভাবিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனையான

ஆடம்பரத்தில் ஈடுபடுதல் அல்லது செல்வாக்கு செலுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్పిత

ఫాన్సీలో పాల్గొనడం లేదా ప్రభావితం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

काल्पनिक

फॅन्सीमध्ये गुंतणे किंवा प्रभावित होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાલ્પનિક

ફેન્સીમાં સામેલ અથવા પ્રભાવિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ

ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತರಾಗುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാങ്കൽപ്പിക

ഫാൻസിയിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുകയോ സ്വാധീനിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ

ਫੈਂਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خیالی

فینسی میں شامل یا متاثر ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻想的

沉迷于幻想或受幻想影响

🇯🇵Japanese

空想的な

空想に耽溺する、または空想に影響される

🇰🇷Korean

공상적인

공상에 빠지거나 영향을 받음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huyền ảo

đam mê hoặc bị ảnh hưởng bởi sự ưa thích

🇹🇭Thai

เพ้อฝัน

หลงระเริงหรือได้รับอิทธิพลจากจินตนาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

fantastis

menuruti atau dipengaruhi oleh khayalan

🇵🇭Filipino

pantasya

nagpapakasawa o naiimpluwensyahan ng magarbong

🇲🇾Malay

khayalan

memanjakan atau dipengaruhi oleh kemewahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيالي

الانغماس في الهوى أو التأثر به

🇮🇷Persian

خیالی

افراط در تخیل یا تحت تأثیر آن

🇹🇷Turkish

hayali

fanteziye düşkün olmak veya ondan etkilenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִמיוֹנִי

מתמכר או מושפע מפנסי

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