fanciful tale
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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 — [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
tale — n. 1) to concoct, make up a tale 2) to narrate, tell a tale 3) an absorbing, exciting, fascinating, gripping; fanciful; grizzly; hair raising, harrowing, shocking tale 4) a fairy; folk tale 5) a tall ( unbelievable ) tale 6) (misc.) to tell tales … Combinatory dictionary
tale — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, rambling ▪ familiar ▪ amazing, bizarre, curious (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fantastic … Collocations dictionary
fanciful — adj. Fanciful is used with these nouns: ↑tale … Collocations dictionary
fanciful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. whimsical, capricious, fantastic, quaint, bizarre; quixotic, imaginary. See unconformity, imagination. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Characterized by use of the fancy] Syn. fantastical, whimsical,… … English dictionary for students
A Snoodle's Tale — Infobox Film name = A Snoodle s Tale caption = DVD cover writer = Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer director = Marc Vulcano distributor = Sony Wonder producer = David Pitts starring = Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Jim Poole, Tim Hodge, Philip Spooner,… … Wikipedia
tall tale — noun an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑narrative, ↑narration, ↑story, ↑tale * * * noun, pl ⋯ tales [count] : a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story They sat around the … Useful english dictionary
tall story (or tale) — an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe. → tall … English new terms dictionary
Beatrix Potter — This article is about the author. For the sociologist and reformer, see Beatrice Webb. Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Born 28 July 1866 Kensington, London, England Died 2 … Wikipedia
fairytale — fairy tale n. 1. A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children. 2. A fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation. * * * … Universalium
