fanciful meaning and definition

FANCIFUL adjective

Definition of fanciful (adjective)

1. indulging in or influenced by fancy
   • "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
   • synonyms: notional
2. not based on fact; unreal
   • "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
   • synonyms: imaginary, notional
3. having a curiously intricate quality
   • "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"