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fanciful
[/ˈfæn.sə.fəl/]
adjective
fantasioso
1.
Imaginative or creative in an unrealistic or improbable way
The architect designed a fanciful castle with impossibly tall towers.
O arquiteto desenhou um castelo fantasioso com torres impossivelmente altas.
2.
Based on imagination rather than reality or facts
His fanciful story about meeting aliens was pure fiction.
Sua história fantasiosa sobre encontrar alienígenas era pura ficção.
3.
Whimsical or playfully imaginative
The children wore fanciful costumes to the party.
As crianças usavam fantasias caprichosas na festa.
Synonyms
imaginative
whimsical
fantastical
creative
inventive
fancied
capricious
Antonyms
realistic
practical
factual
mundane
ordinary
literal
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
fantasioso
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
fantasioso/caprichoso
Both terms used interchangeably
São Paulo
fantasioso
Preferred in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
fantasioso/caprichoso
Caprichoso more common for whimsical sense
Related Idioms & Phrases
flights of fancy
castles in the air
pie in the sky
let one's imagination run wild
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