fanciful

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fanciful

/ˈfænsɪfl̩/

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From fancy + -ful.

adjective more fanciful · most fanciful · fancifull · phanciful · phancifull

Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality. Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional
Similar: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional
Unreal or imagined.

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adj imaginative or unreal

Español	fantasioso, fantástico, imaginativo
हिन्दी	मनगढ़ंत managṛhant, कल्पित kalpit, काल्पनिक kālpanik
Français	imaginaire, fantaisiste
Deutsch	phantasievoll, irreal, unrealistisch
Русский	прихотливый prixotlivyj

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@misc{fanciful_2026,
  title = {fanciful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanciful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}