Main Entry: fan·ci·ful

Pronunciation: \ˈfan(t)-si-fəl\

Function: adjective

Date: circa 1627

1 : marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience <a fanciful person>
2 : existing in fancy only <a fanciful notion>
3 : marked by or as if by fancy or whim <gave their children fanciful names>

synonyms see imaginary

— fan·ci·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\ adverb

— fan·ci·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun