fanciful

• Beschreibt etwas, das imaginär, unrealistisch oder auf verspielte, launische Weise fantasievoll ist.

Describes something that is imaginative, unrealistic, or whimsical in nature.

1. Imaginative or unrealisticB2formal

   Showing a tendency to imagine things that are not real or practical; whimsical.

   Fantasievoll

   • She told a fanciful story about dragons and fairies.
   • His fanciful ideas about flying cars never came true.
   • The artist's fanciful designs were unlike anything seen before.

   Synonymecapriciousfairy talefantasticalimaginaryimpracticalnotionalquaintromanticunrealisticvisionarywhimsical

   Antonymefactualliteralplainpracticalrealisticsober

2. Elaborately decorativeC1formal

   Excessively ornate or intricate in design, often in a playful or imaginative way.

   Verspielt verziert

   • The palace had fanciful carvings on every column.
   • She wore a fanciful hat decorated with feathers and jewels.
   • The garden was filled with fanciful topiary shapes.

   Synonymebaroqueelaboratefancyfloridintricateornaterococo

   Antonymeausterebareplainseveresimplesoberstarkunadorned