Definition of FANCIFUL

fanciful

Adjective Satellite

  • indulging in or influenced by fancy
    • "a fanciful mind"
  • not based on fact; unreal; - F.D.Roosevelt
    • "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"
  • having a curiously intricate quality
    • "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"

Adj

  • Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
  • Unreal or imagined.

Adjective

  • Over-imaginative and unrealistic; guided by fancy rather than reason.

Examples

  • His plan to play ’QWERTY’ was fanciful; it’s not a real word in Scrabble.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From fancy + -ful.

Synonyms

imaginary, notional

Scrabble Score: 16

fanciful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fanciful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fanciful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

fanciful: valid Words With Friends Word