English Explanatory Dictionary

fanciful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
  2. Unreal or imagined.

Pronunciation

/ˈfænsɪfl̩/ en-us-fanciful.ogg En-gb-fanciful.ogg

Word forms

fanciful more fanciful most fanciful fancifull phanciful phancifull

Etymology

From fancy + -ful.

Synonyms

conceptual fancied ideal notional

Derived words

fancifully fancifulness nonfanciful overfanciful unfanciful
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