FANCIFUL


Meaning of FANCIFUL in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.