fanciful

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English

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Etymology

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From fancy +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfænsɪfəl/
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  • Hyphenation: fan‧ci‧ful

Adjective

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fanciful (comparative more fanciful, superlative most fanciful)

  1. Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
    Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional
    It was fanciful to suppose that all he had to do would be to stride into a top law firm and he would be hired on the spot.
  2. Unreal or imagined.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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