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    fanciful
    /ˈfansɪf(ʊ)l/

    adjective

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

    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

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › fancifulFANCIFUL Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for FANCIFUL: bizarre, absurd, foolish, fantastical, unreal, insane, crazy, strange; Antonyms of FANCIFUL: reasonable, realistic, real, actual, true, existing, genuine, authentic

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

    Definitions of fanciful. adjective. indulging in or influenced by fancy. “a fanciful mind” synonyms: notional, whimsical. creative, originative. 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”

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › fancifulFANCIFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    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. implausible. implausibly. incredible. incredibly. joke. kid. likely.

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

    adj. 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.

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

    1. adjective. 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] ...fanciful ideas about Martian life. Designing silicon chips to mimic human organs sounds fanciful.

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

    adjective. /ˈfænsɪfl/ (often disapproving) based on imagination and not facts or reason. Admittedly, this may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal. During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures. Definitions on the go.

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

    FANCIFUL definition: Something that is fanciful comes from someone's imagination and so is probably not true or real: . Learn more.