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- DictionaryFan·ci·ful/ˈfansəf(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their thoughts and ideas) overimaginative and unrealistic: "a fanciful story about a pot of gold"
Something that is fanciful comes from someone's imagination and so is probably not true or real: a fanciful story.
Definition of fanciful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fanciful definition: characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance. See examples of FANCIFUL used in a sentence.
1. not based on fact; dubious or imaginary. fanciful notions. 2. made or designed in a curious, intricate, or imaginative way. 3. indulging in or influenced by fancy; whimsical. Collins English Dictionary.
1. Created in the fancy; imaginary or unreal: a fanciful story. 2. Tending to indulge in fancy: a fanciful mind. 3. Showing invention or whimsy in design; imaginative. See Synonyms at fantastic. fan′ci·ful·ly adv. fan′ci·ful·ness n.
Jul 30, 2024 · fanciful (comparative more fanciful, superlative most fanciful) Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality. Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional
adjective. Full of fancy; indulging in fancies; imaginative in a playful way; whimsical. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Created in the fancy; imaginary; not real. A fanciful tale. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Showing fancy in construction or design; quaint; odd.
Definitions of 'fanciful' 1. 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. [disapproval] [...] 2. If you describe the appearance of something as fanciful, you mean that it is unusual and elaborate rather than plain and simple.
The meaning of FANCIFUL is marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience. How to use fanciful in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fanciful.
part of speech: adjective. definition 1: exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. She wore a fanciful costume that turned her into a beautiful exotic bird. antonyms: down to earth, unimaginative. similar words: chimerical, imaginative, romantic, whimsical.
