adjective
- existing only in imagination; not based on fact or reality
- having or showing a playful, creative imagination
Examples
- The children created fanciful stories about dragons and magical kingdoms.
- His fanciful explanation for being late involved aliens and time travel.
- The artist’s fanciful sculptures combined everyday objects in surprising ways.
- She dismissed his business plan as too fanciful to succeed.
- The garden featured fanciful topiaries shaped like animals.
- Critics called the movie’s plot fanciful and unrealistic.
- Her fanciful costume won first prize at the masquerade ball.