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单词 fancifulness
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fanciful

adjective

fan·​ci·​ful ˈfan(t)-si-fəl How to pronounce fanciful (audio)
1
: marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
a fanciful person
a fanciful tale of a monster in the woods
2
: existing in fancy (see fancy entry 2) only
a fanciful notion
the falsehoods about some fanciful secret treaties F. D. Roosevelt
3
: marked by or as if by fancy or whim
gave their children fanciful names
fancifully
ˈfan(t)-si-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce fanciful (audio)
adverb
fancifulness
ˈfan(t)-si-fəl-nəs How to pronounce fanciful (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • absurd
  • bizarre
  • crazy
  • fantastic
  • fantastical
  • foolish
  • insane
  • nonsensical
  • preposterous
  • unreal
  • wild
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Example Sentences

a fanciful tale of a monster in the woods They gave all their children fanciful names.
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Word History

Etymology

fancy entry 2 + -ful entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

fanciful

adjective

fan·​ci·​ful ˈfan-si-fəl How to pronounce fanciful (audio)
1
: showing free use of the imagination
a fanciful tale
2
: coming from imagination rather than reason
He dreamed up a fanciful plan for getting rich.

fancifulness

noun

as in whimsicality

Synonyms & Similar Words

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