Fanciful Meaning
/ˈfænsɪfl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjImaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
adjUnreal or imagined.
Sentence Examples
His ideas are often fanciful, but they're always original.
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.
Word Origin & History
From fancy + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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.