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fanciful definition
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Overview of adj fanciful The adj fanciful has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fanciful, notional -- (indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood") 2. fanciful, imaginary, imagined, notional -- (not based on fact dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself") 3. fanciful -- (having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers") Antonyms of adj fanciful 3 senses of fanciful Sense 1 fanciful, notional INDIRECT (VIA creative) -> uncreative Sense 2 fanciful, imaginary, imagined, notional INDIRECT (VIA unreal) -> real, existent Sense 3 fanciful INDIRECT (VIA fancy) -> plain Similarity of adj fanciful 3 senses of fanciful Sense 1 fanciful, notional => creative (vs. uncreative), originative Sense 2 fanciful, imaginary, imagined, notional => unreal (vs. real) Sense 3 fanciful => fancy (vs. plain) Attributes of adj fanciful Familiarity of adj fanciful fanciful used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj fanciful fanciful Overview of adj fanciful The adj fanciful has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fanciful, notional -- (indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood") 2. fanciful, imaginary, imagined, notional -- (not based on fact dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself") 3. fanciful -- (having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers")
fanciful definition
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