fanciful C1 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈfænsɪfl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #33734 Meanings 1 adj Imagined rather than based on facts; unrealistic. His account of the events was fanciful and impossible to believe. 2 adj Showing a lot of imagination in its design; intricate and unusual. The walls were covered with a fanciful pattern of vines and flowers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · imagined rather than based... fanciednotional Word family Derived forms fancifullyfancifulnessnonfancifuloverfancifulunfanciful Common collocations fanciful mind Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From fancy + -ful. Topics Art & Music Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fanciful **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfænsɪfl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 33734 ## Meanings 1. Imagined rather than based on facts; unrealistic. 2. Showing a lot of imagination in its design; intricate and unusual. ## Examples - His account of the events was fanciful and impossible to believe. - The walls were covered with a fanciful pattern of vines and flowers. ## Derived Forms - fancifully - fancifulness - nonfanciful - overfanciful - unfanciful ## Etymology From fancy + -ful. ## AI Etymology Fanciful is from fancy + -ful. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean imagined rather than based on facts; unrealistic, or showing a lot of imagination in its design; intricate and unusual. Derived formations include fancifully, fancifulness, nonfanciful, overfanciful, unfanciful. ## Topics - Art & Music - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown