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   fanciful

   /ˈfansɪf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. over-imaginative and unrealistic: "ever more fanciful proposals were raised"
   • ▪ existing only in the imagination: "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
   • 2. highly ornamental or imaginative in design: "a fanciful Art Nouveau bar" Similar ornateexoticimaginativecreativefancycuriousoddbizarrestrangeeccentricunusualoriginalextravagantfantasticgrotesqueGothicbaroqueOpposite practical

   Derivatives

   • 1. fancifully adverb
   • 2. fancifulness noun

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

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   Fanciful means not realistic or believable, or based on imagination rather than facts. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

   • English (US)

     not likely to succeed or happen in the real world: He has...

   • Znaczenie Fanciful, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     fanciful definicja: 1. not likely to succeed or happen in...

   • Fanciful: Czech Translation

     fanciful - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Fanciful: Danish Translation

     FANCIFUL - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

   • Fanciful: Indonesian Translation

     fanciful translate: pengkhayal, khayalan. Learn more in the...

   • Fanciful in French

     fanciful translate: fantasque, extravagant. Learn more in...

   • Fanciful in Traditional Chinese

     FANCIFUL translate: 空想的；想像的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Simplified

     FANCIFUL translate: 空想的；想象的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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

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   Fanciful means marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for fanciful.

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

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   Fanciful means not realistic or believable, or based on imagination rather than facts. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.

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

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   Fanciful means not based on fact, imaginary, or whimsical. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, and related words.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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   Fanciful means created in the fancy, imaginary, or unreal. It can also mean whimsical, inventive, or imaginative. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and examples of fanciful in different contexts.