Fanciful Meaning

/ˈfænsɪfl̩/
C1

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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adjImaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.

adjUnreal or imagined.

His ideas are often fanciful, but they're always original.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author's ____ description of a flying castle delighted young readers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He told a ____ story about meeting a dragon, but no one in the village believed his tall tale.

From fancy + -ful.

"Mr. Butler, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain,” treats his newest novelistic conceit as an occasion to toss every possible ingredient into a fanciful hellscape and then let these elements run wild." — 2009 September 7, Janet Maslin, “News at Styx: Who’s Hot in Hades”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2021:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author's ____ description of a flying castle delighted young readers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He told a ____ story about meeting a dragon, but no one in the village believed his tall tale.

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