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fanciful

/ˈfænsɪfl/adjective

उच्चारण फ़ैन्सिफ़ल

काल्पनिक, मनगढ़ंत, अव्यावहारिक

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adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    (of ideas or plans) based on imagination rather than on reason; not realistic

    काल्पनिक, मनगढ़ंत, अव्यावहारिक

    • a fanciful plan to build a bridge to the island in a month
    • fanciful stories about buried treasure
    • His fanciful scheme to become rich overnight never worked.
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    • Dreams of living on the moon seemed fanciful to the old farmer.
    • The idea that he could finish the book in a day was fanciful.

    Synonyms imaginary unrealistic far-fetched

    Opposite realistic practical sensible

  2. 2

    full of imaginative and unusual details

    कल्पनापूर्ण, अनोखे और सजावटी ब्योरों से भरा

    • the fanciful carvings on the temple pillars
    • The old woman told fanciful tales of kings and flying horses.
    • The palace walls are covered with fanciful designs of birds and flowers.
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    • She wrote fanciful poems about talking trees.
    • The child gave a fanciful description of her dream.

    Synonyms imaginative whimsical elaborate

    Opposite plain simple

◇Word family
fancifully adv.fancy noun, verb
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fan·ci·ful

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Do not confuse with fancy (to want or like) or with fanciable.

इसे fancy (चाहना) या fanciable से भ्रमित न करें।