Fanciful (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not based on fact; existing only in the imagination; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself".
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Meaning 2
Indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood".
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Examples
- The fanciful ideas of the children's storybook were brought to life through elaborate illustrations and whimsical characters.
- Her fanciful imagination often led her to create elaborate fantasies that she would act out in her backyard.
- The fanciful language used in the poem added to its dreamlike quality and made it a delight to read aloud.
- Despite being grounded in reality, the artist's fanciful vision of the world was both unsettling and alluring.
- The novelist's fanciful writing style was characterized by intricate plots, vivid descriptions, and flights of fancy.
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Meaning 3
Having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers".
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