fan·ci·ful

[fan-si-fuhl]
adjective
1.
characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
2.
suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal: fanciful lands of romance.
3.
led by fancy rather than by reason and experience; whimsical: a fanciful mind.

Origin:
1620–30; fancy + -ful

fan·ci·ful·ly, adverb
fan·ci·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·fan·ci·ful, adjective
o·ver·fan·ci·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·fan·ci·ful·ness, noun
un·fan·ci·ful, adjective


2. visionary, baseless, illusory.
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fanciful (ˈfænsɪfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not based on fact; dubious or imaginary: fanciful notions
2.  made or designed in a curious, intricate, or imaginative way
3.  indulging in or influenced by fancy; whimsical
 
'fancifully
 
adv
 
'fancifulness
 
n

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fanciful
1620s, from fancy + -ful. Related: Fancifully.
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Example sentences
Each corner of her house displays evidence of her talent for creating an
  ambience both fanciful and romantic.
But fanciful speculation aside, perhaps some future telescope will be able to
  give us additional details.
The idea that agreement to all of this is on the cards is fanciful in my
  opinion.
Plenty of people get away with using fanciful names.
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