adj.
Pronunciation: ' fan(t)-si-f ə l
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1627
1 : marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience <a fanciful person>
2 : existing in fancy only <a fanciful notion>
3 : marked by or as if by fancy or whim <gave their children fanciful names>
synonyms see IMAGINARY
– fan · ci · ful · ly \ -f( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– fan · ci · ful · ness \ -f ə l-n ə s \ noun