fanciful

[ fan-si-fuhl ]
/ ˈfæn sɪ fəl /
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adjective

characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal: fanciful lands of romance.
led by fancy rather than by reason and experience; whimsical: a fanciful mind.

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Origin of fanciful

First recorded in 1620–30; fancy + -ful

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Words nearby fanciful

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Words related to fanciful

whimsical, imaginative, fantastic, fantastical, fictional, preposterous, offbeat, unreal, extravagant, absurd, bizarre, aerial, capricious, chimerical, curious, fabulous, fictitious, flaky, floating, ideal

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British Dictionary definitions for fanciful

fanciful
/ (ˈfænsɪfʊl) /

adjective

not based on fact; dubious or imaginaryfanciful notions
made or designed in a curious, intricate, or imaginative way
indulging in or influenced by fancy; whimsical

Derived forms of fanciful

fancifully, adverbfancifulness, noun
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