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Fanciful vs Idealised - What's the difference?

fanciful | idealised |

As adjectives the difference between fanciful and idealised

is that fanciful is imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined while idealised is (british) regarded as ideal.

As a verb idealised is

(british) (idealise).

fanciful

English

Alternative forms

* fancifull * phanciful * phancifull

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined

    • Derived terms

    * fancifully * fancifulness

    idealised

    English

    Alternative forms

    * idealized (US )

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (British) Regarded as ideal.
  • (British) Considered as an ideal form of something.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (British) (idealise)