FANCIFUL


Meaning of FANCIFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fænsɪfʊl ]

If you describe an idea as fanciful , you disapprove of it because you think it comes from someone’s imagination, and is therefore unrealistic or unlikely to be true.

...fanciful ideas about Martian life...

Designing silicon chips to mimic human organs sounds fanciful.

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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