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   fan·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"
   • ▪ existing only in the imagination or fancy: "the Moon Maiden is one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants" Similar imaginativeinventivewhimsicalimpracticalcapriciousflightydreamydaydreamingquixoticchimericalhead in the cloudsout of touch with realityin a world of one's ownarchaic:visionaryfantasticextravagantfar-fetchedromanticunbelievableridiculousabsurdpreposterousimaginaryfanciedunrealillusorymade-upmake-believemythicalfabulouslegendaryfairy taleinformal:far outtallcrackpotcock and bullhard to swallow/takeOpposite down-to-earthliteral
   • ▪ designed to be exotically ornamental rather than practical: "fanciful bonnets" Similar ornateexoticimaginativecreativefancycuriousoddbizarrestrangeeccentricunusualoriginalextravagantfantasticgrotesqueGothicbaroqueOpposite practical

   Derivatives

   • 1. fancifully adverb
   • 2. fancifulness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fancifulFanciful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFANCIFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   not likely to succeed or happen in the real world: He has some fanciful notion about converting one room of his apartment into a gallery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believable. belief. by no stretch (of the imagination) idiom. fancifully. far-fetched. fishy. implausibility. implausible. implausibly. incredible. joke. kid.

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   Fanciful definition: characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance. See examples of FANCIFUL used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fancifulFanciful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   having the ability or power to create, especially something new or imaginative. adjective. not based on fact; unreal. “"the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt” synonyms: imaginary, notional. unreal. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria. adjective.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFANCIFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FANCIFUL meaning: 1. not likely to succeed or happen in the real world: 2. not likely to succeed or happen in the…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › fancifulFanciful - definition of fanciful by The Free Dictionary

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   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. ˈfancifully adv. ˈfancifulness n.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFANCIFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe an idea as fanciful, you disapprove of it because you think it comes from someone's imagination, and is therefore unrealistic.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › fancifulFanciful Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Fanciful Definition. fănsĭ-fəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. 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.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfanciful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of fanciful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFANCIFUL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    Something that is fanciful comes from someone's imagination and so is probably not true or real: a fanciful story (Definition of fanciful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)