fanciful

[ fan-si-fuhl ]
/ ˈfæn sɪ fəl /

adjective

characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal: fanciful lands of romance.
led by fancy rather than by reason and experience; whimsical: a fanciful mind.

Origin of fanciful

First recorded in 1620–30; fancy + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR fanciful

2 visionary, baseless, illusory.

OTHER WORDS FROM fanciful

Words nearby fanciful

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Example sentences from the Web for fancifully

British Dictionary definitions for fancifully

fanciful
/ (ˈfænsɪfʊl) /

adjective

not based on fact; dubious or imaginary fanciful notions
made or designed in a curious, intricate, or imaginative way
indulging in or influenced by fancy; whimsical

Derived forms of fanciful

fancifully, adverb fancifulness, noun