Definition of fanciful in English:

fanciful

adjectiveˈfansɪfʊlˈfansɪf(ə)lˈfænsəfəl

1Over-imaginative and unrealistic.
ever more fanciful proposals were raised
Example sentencesExamples
- He is less imaginative or fanciful than Tom, but more practical.
- He'd always said such things like that, always so fanciful and imaginative with an underlying tone of seriousness.
- Is it really so fanciful to expect coffee shops and bars to provide internet access on the house?
- The idea of a team made up of footballers who could play anywhere, moving around the pitch as the game and their colleagues demanded, now seems quaint and fanciful.
- Okay, so admittedly that may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal.
Synonyms
impractical, impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible, non-viable
1. 1.1 Existing only in the imagination.
  fanciful lunar inhabitants
  Example sentencesExamples
  Paintings of original and fanciful snowmen are one favorite, and winter trees or landscapes are another.
  The judge said the two men lived in a ‘strange and fanciful world’ where they thought they could ‘ride around in cars, armed to the hilt’.
  And I think you never outgrow your love for those imaginative, fanciful, farfetched, fantastic characters and situations.
  In this way I made bright many linens to cover the holy books, and made for myself gay designs of fanciful beasts and birds upon my gowns and sashes.
  During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures.
  Synonyms
  imaginative, inventive
  whimsical, impractical, capricious, flighty, dreamy, daydreaming, quixotic, chimerical, head in the clouds, out of touch with reality, in a world of one's own
  archaic visionary
  fantastic, extravagant, far-fetched, romantic, unbelievable, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous
  imaginary, fancied, unreal, illusory, made-up, make-believe
  mythical, fabulous, legendary, fairy tale
  informal far out, tall, crackpot, cock and bull, hard to swallow/take
2Highly ornamental or imaginative in design.
a fanciful Art Nouveau bar
Example sentencesExamples
- Wu Bing designed wonderful costumes, from semi-traditional to fanciful, while the lighting was minimal, sets almost nonexistent, and most of the music American.
- The living room is the most fanciful; its highly abstract designs interspersed with some identifiable birds and the occasional flower.
- The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional.
- The new place is colourful and inviting, as sunflower-yellow walls help to show off Obadia's collection of colourful wall hangings, photographs, ornamental pots and fanciful souvenirs.
- They made fanciful designs with dots, lines and geometric patterns on walls, antlers and other things.
Synonyms
ornate, exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy
curious, odd, bizarre, strange, eccentric, unusual, original
extravagant, fantastic, grotesque, gothic, baroque

Derivatives

fancifully

adverbˈfansɪf(ə)liˈfansɪfʊliˈfænsɪf(ə)li

Maybe he was like all the others and I was fancifully making all his nice gestures up, it was all a figment of my imagination.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even this outpouring of funds, though, won't take the technology to the level Crichton fancifully depicts.
- It would help to know who is talking fancifully and who is talking sensibly.
- Not so long ago, the major film critics in the U.S. fancifully tossed around the idea of the ‘death of cinema.’
- They were not bound in leather, inlaid with gold, or covered in fancifully artistic renderings.

fancifulness

nounˈfansɪˌfʊlnəsˈfansɪˌf(ə)lnəsˈfænsɪfəlnəs

There's a fancifulness and whimsy to the way she draws the human figure.
Example sentencesExamples
- Stephen's bullying self-pity and edgy rationalism ran up sharply against Anny's fancifulness, extravagance and sentiment.
- We sought to add imagination and fancifulness to regular family activities.
- Through his work, he helped sustain the qualities of fancifulness, warmth and consideration that have been so threatened by our coarse, cynical age.

Definition of fanciful in US English:

fanciful

adjectiveˈfænsəfəlˈfansəfəl

1(of a person or their thoughts and ideas) overimaginative and unrealistic.
a fanciful story about a pot of gold
Example sentencesExamples
- Is it really so fanciful to expect coffee shops and bars to provide internet access on the house?
- He is less imaginative or fanciful than Tom, but more practical.
- The idea of a team made up of footballers who could play anywhere, moving around the pitch as the game and their colleagues demanded, now seems quaint and fanciful.
- He'd always said such things like that, always so fanciful and imaginative with an underlying tone of seriousness.
- Okay, so admittedly that may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal.
Synonyms
impractical, impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible, non-viable
1. 1.1 Existing only in the imagination or fancy.
  the Moon Maiden is one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants
  Example sentencesExamples
  And I think you never outgrow your love for those imaginative, fanciful, farfetched, fantastic characters and situations.
  During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures.
  Paintings of original and fanciful snowmen are one favorite, and winter trees or landscapes are another.
  The judge said the two men lived in a ‘strange and fanciful world’ where they thought they could ‘ride around in cars, armed to the hilt’.
  In this way I made bright many linens to cover the holy books, and made for myself gay designs of fanciful beasts and birds upon my gowns and sashes.
  Synonyms
  imaginative, inventive
  fantastic, extravagant, far-fetched, romantic, unbelievable, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous
2. 1.2 Designed to be exotically ornamental rather than practical.
  fanciful bonnets
  Example sentencesExamples
  The new place is colourful and inviting, as sunflower-yellow walls help to show off Obadia's collection of colourful wall hangings, photographs, ornamental pots and fanciful souvenirs.
  The living room is the most fanciful; its highly abstract designs interspersed with some identifiable birds and the occasional flower.
  They made fanciful designs with dots, lines and geometric patterns on walls, antlers and other things.
  The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional.
  Wu Bing designed wonderful costumes, from semi-traditional to fanciful, while the lighting was minimal, sets almost nonexistent, and most of the music American.
  Synonyms
  ornate, exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy

单词	fanciful
释义	Definition of fanciful in English: fanciful adjectiveˈfansɪfʊlˈfansɪf(ə)lˈfænsəfəl 1Over-imaginative and unrealistic. ever more fanciful proposals were raised Example sentencesExamples He is less imaginative or fanciful than Tom, but more practical. He'd always said such things like that, always so fanciful and imaginative with an underlying tone of seriousness. Is it really so fanciful to expect coffee shops and bars to provide internet access on the house? The idea of a team made up of footballers who could play anywhere, moving around the pitch as the game and their colleagues demanded, now seems quaint and fanciful. Okay, so admittedly that may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal. Synonyms impractical, impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible, non-viable 1.1 Existing only in the imagination. fanciful lunar inhabitants Example sentencesExamples Paintings of original and fanciful snowmen are one favorite, and winter trees or landscapes are another. The judge said the two men lived in a ‘strange and fanciful world’ where they thought they could ‘ride around in cars, armed to the hilt’. And I think you never outgrow your love for those imaginative, fanciful, farfetched, fantastic characters and situations. In this way I made bright many linens to cover the holy books, and made for myself gay designs of fanciful beasts and birds upon my gowns and sashes. During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures. Synonyms imaginative, inventive whimsical, impractical, capricious, flighty, dreamy, daydreaming, quixotic, chimerical, head in the clouds, out of touch with reality, in a world of one's own archaic visionary fantastic, extravagant, far-fetched, romantic, unbelievable, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous imaginary, fancied, unreal, illusory, made-up, make-believe mythical, fabulous, legendary, fairy tale informal far out, tall, crackpot, cock and bull, hard to swallow/take 2Highly ornamental or imaginative in design. a fanciful Art Nouveau bar Example sentencesExamples Wu Bing designed wonderful costumes, from semi-traditional to fanciful, while the lighting was minimal, sets almost nonexistent, and most of the music American. The living room is the most fanciful; its highly abstract designs interspersed with some identifiable birds and the occasional flower. The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional. The new place is colourful and inviting, as sunflower-yellow walls help to show off Obadia's collection of colourful wall hangings, photographs, ornamental pots and fanciful souvenirs. They made fanciful designs with dots, lines and geometric patterns on walls, antlers and other things. Synonyms ornate, exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy curious, odd, bizarre, strange, eccentric, unusual, original extravagant, fantastic, grotesque, gothic, baroque Derivatives fancifully adverbˈfansɪf(ə)liˈfansɪfʊliˈfænsɪf(ə)li Maybe he was like all the others and I was fancifully making all his nice gestures up, it was all a figment of my imagination. Example sentencesExamples Even this outpouring of funds, though, won't take the technology to the level Crichton fancifully depicts. It would help to know who is talking fancifully and who is talking sensibly. Not so long ago, the major film critics in the U.S. fancifully tossed around the idea of the ‘death of cinema.’ They were not bound in leather, inlaid with gold, or covered in fancifully artistic renderings. fancifulness nounˈfansɪˌfʊlnəsˈfansɪˌf(ə)lnəsˈfænsɪfəlnəs There's a fancifulness and whimsy to the way she draws the human figure. Example sentencesExamples Stephen's bullying self-pity and edgy rationalism ran up sharply against Anny's fancifulness, extravagance and sentiment. We sought to add imagination and fancifulness to regular family activities. Through his work, he helped sustain the qualities of fancifulness, warmth and consideration that have been so threatened by our coarse, cynical age. Definition of fanciful in US English: fanciful adjectiveˈfænsəfəlˈfansəfəl 1(of a person or their thoughts and ideas) overimaginative and unrealistic. a fanciful story about a pot of gold Example sentencesExamples Is it really so fanciful to expect coffee shops and bars to provide internet access on the house? He is less imaginative or fanciful than Tom, but more practical. The idea of a team made up of footballers who could play anywhere, moving around the pitch as the game and their colleagues demanded, now seems quaint and fanciful. He'd always said such things like that, always so fanciful and imaginative with an underlying tone of seriousness. Okay, so admittedly that may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal. Synonyms impractical, impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible, non-viable 1.1 Existing only in the imagination or fancy. the Moon Maiden is one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants Example sentencesExamples And I think you never outgrow your love for those imaginative, fanciful, farfetched, fantastic characters and situations. During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures. Paintings of original and fanciful snowmen are one favorite, and winter trees or landscapes are another. The judge said the two men lived in a ‘strange and fanciful world’ where they thought they could ‘ride around in cars, armed to the hilt’. In this way I made bright many linens to cover the holy books, and made for myself gay designs of fanciful beasts and birds upon my gowns and sashes. Synonyms imaginative, inventive fantastic, extravagant, far-fetched, romantic, unbelievable, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous 1.2 Designed to be exotically ornamental rather than practical. fanciful bonnets Example sentencesExamples The new place is colourful and inviting, as sunflower-yellow walls help to show off Obadia's collection of colourful wall hangings, photographs, ornamental pots and fanciful souvenirs. The living room is the most fanciful; its highly abstract designs interspersed with some identifiable birds and the occasional flower. They made fanciful designs with dots, lines and geometric patterns on walls, antlers and other things. The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional. Wu Bing designed wonderful costumes, from semi-traditional to fanciful, while the lighting was minimal, sets almost nonexistent, and most of the music American. Synonyms ornate, exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy
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