- 1(disapproving) based on imagination and not facts or reason a fanciful children's story
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- 2(of things) decorated in an unusual style that shows imagination a fanciful gold border
NAmE//ˈfænsɪfli//
adverbSee fanciful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: fanciful