FANCIFUL


Meaning of FANCIFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfan(t)-si-fəl ]

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-)lē adverb

• fan·ci·ful·ness -fəl-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.