fanciful
pronunciation
How to pronounce fanciful in British English:
UK [ˈfænsɪfl]
How to pronounce fanciful in American English:
US [ˈfænsɪfəl]
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- Adjective:
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- not based on fact; dubious
- having a curiously intricate quality
Word Origin
- fanciful (adj.)
- 1620s, from fancy (n.) + -ful. Related: Fancifully.
Synonym
Example
- 1. That is not quite as fanciful as it might sound .
- 2. After 12 years of a broadly pro-european government , that seems fanciful .
- 3. Given this opportunity , will a new government choose something more fanciful ?
- 4. They would not be so prosperous without the billions they made betting against the fanciful financial instruments mentioned above .
- 5. She need only view a few silly phenakistoscope disks , and she had the plot for the next installment of her fanciful thriller .