Definition of fanciful Fanciful

/fæˈnsɪfʌl/ - [fansiful] - fan•ci•ful

We found 7 definitions of fanciful from 3 different sources.

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What does fanciful mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

fanciful - indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
  notional
fanciful - having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"
fanciful - not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
  imaginary, notional
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  • fanciful (a.)
    Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.
  • fanciful (a.)
    Conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or reason; abounding in ideal qualities or figures; as, a fanciful scheme; a fanciful theory.
  • fanciful (a.)
    Curiously shaped or constructed; as, she wore a fanciful headdress.

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