adjective
fanciful
FAN-sihfl
adjective
1
Based on imagination rather than fact or reality.
"The report dismissed the plan as fanciful and unworkable."
"She told the children a fanciful tale about talking animals."
How to Use Fanciful
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishImaginative to the point of being unrealistic or made-up.
Common pairings
fanciful notion
fanciful idea
Word Forms
more fanciful comparative, most fanciful superlative
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Etymology
From fancy + -ful.