fanciful

fan·ci·ful

adj \ˈfan(t)-si-fəl\

Definition of FANCIFUL

1

: marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience <a fanciful person>

2

: existing in fancy only <a fanciful notion>

3

: marked by or as if by fancy or whim <gave their children fanciful names>

— fan·ci·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\ adverb

— fan·ci·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of FANCIFUL

1. a fanciful tale of a monster in the woods
2. They gave all their children fanciful names.

First Known Use of FANCIFUL

circa 1627

Related to FANCIFUL

Synonyms: absurd, bizarre, crazy, fantastic, foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal, wild

Antonyms: realistic, reasonable

Related Words: implausible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable; extravagant, grotesque; bizarro, curious, eccentric, far-out, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird; farcical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous; Alice-in-Wonderland, Kafkaesque, nightmarish; dreamlike, surreal

Near Antonyms: authentic, genuine, true; factual, verifiable, verified; believable, convincing, realistic; corporeal, material, physical, solid, substantial; palpable, tangible

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