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  • 1 fanciful

    1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) φαντασιόπληκτος
    2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) φανταστικός,εξωπραγματικός

    English-Greek dictionary > fanciful

  • 2 Fanciful

    adj.
    Fastidious: P. δυσχερής, Ar. and P. τρυφερός.
    Be fanciful, v.: P. and V. τρυφᾶν.
    Imaginary, adj.: P. and V. δοκῶν, οὐκ ὤν.
    Hard to please: P. and V. δυσάρεστος; see Peevish.
    Of design, pattern, etc.: P. and V. ποικίλος.
    Graceful, pretty: Ar. and P. χαρίεις, P. and V. κομψός.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fanciful

  • 3 caprice

    [kə'pri:s]
    1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) ιδιοτροπία
    2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) καπρίτσιο
    •
    - capriciously
    - capriciousness

    English-Greek dictionary > caprice

  • 4 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) επιθυμία
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) φαντασία
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) φαντασίωση
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) φανταχτερός
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) τραβάει η όρεξη μου,κάνω κέφι
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) νομίζω,φαντάζομαι
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) γουστάρω
    •
    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy

    English-Greek dictionary > fancy

  • 5 matter-of-fact

    adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) ρεαλιστικός,πρακτικός

    English-Greek dictionary > matter-of-fact

  • 6 Hysterical

    adj.
    Fanciful: P. δυσχερής.
    Diseased: P. νοσώδης.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hysterical

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  • Fanciful — Fan ci*ful, a. 1. Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects. [1913 Webster] 2. Conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or reason; abounding in ideal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fanciful — [fan′sə fəl] adj. 1. full of fancy; indulging in fancies; imaginative in a playful way; whimsical 2. created in the fancy; imaginary; not real [a fanciful tale] 3. showing fancy in construction or design; quaint; odd [fanciful costumes]… …   English World dictionary

  • fanciful — index arbitrary, arbitrary and capricious, capricious, delusive, fictitious, ill founded, illusory, insubstantial …   Law dictionary

  • fanciful name — index sobriquet Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fanciful — 1620s, from FANCY (Cf. fancy) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Fancifully …   Etymology dictionary

  • fanciful — imaginary, visionary, fantastic, chimerical, quixotic Analogous words: *fictitious, fabulous, mythical, apocryphal, legendary: bizarre, grotesque, *fantastic: preposterous, absurd (see FOOLISH): *false, wrong Antonyms: realistic Contrasted words …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • fanciful — [adj] imaginary, romantic absurd, aerial, bizarre, blue sky*, capricious, castles in the air*, chimerical, curious, dreamlike, extravagant, fabulous, fairy tale, fancied, fantastic, fantastical, fictional, fictitious, fictive, flaky*, floating,… …   New thesaurus

  • fanciful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) over imaginative and unrealistic. 2) existing only in the imagination. 3) highly ornamental or imaginative in design. DERIVATIVES fancifully adverb fancifulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • fanciful — [[t]fæ̱nsɪfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an idea as fanciful, you disapprove of it because you think it comes from someone s imagination, and is therefore unrealistic or unlikely to be true. ...fanciful ideas about Martian… …   English dictionary

  • fanciful — adjective Date: circa 1627 1. marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience < a fanciful person > 2. existing in fancy only < a fanciful notion > 3. marked by or as if by fancy or whim < gave their children… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fanciful — fancifully, adv. fancifulness, n. /fan si feuhl/, adj. 1. characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers. 2. suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal: fanciful lands of romance …   Universalium

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