Fanciful - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfænsɪfl|  American pronunciation of the word fanciful
Brit.  |ˈfænsɪfʊl|  British pronunciation of the word fanciful

adjective

- indulging in or influenced by fancy (syn: notional)
a fanciful mind
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination (syn: imaginary, notional)
the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties
- having a curiously intricate quality
a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers

Extra examples

They gave all their children fanciful names.

The suggestion that there was a conspiracy is not entirely fanciful.

...the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan...

...during the World Wars, fighter pilots adopted the fanciful notion that gremlins were responsible for mechanical failures on their planes...

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