Used in a Sentence

fanciful

How to use fanciful in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fanciful.

Editorial note

We could give the months fanciful names, too, as long as they start with the right letters.

Examples11
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fanciful gathered in one view.

adjective

indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"

adjective

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"

adjective

having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fanciful.

adjective

indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"

adjective

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"

adjective

having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"

Example sentences

1

We could give the months fanciful names, too, as long as they start with the right letters.

2

Comparing a "flash" with "eyes suffused with tears, or flowers wet with dew" is fanciful, not what an immigrant trying to decode an instruction manual needs.

3

The idea that you would get rid of one government, and another would govern appreciably differently in EG is fanciful.

4

Any mark that is suggestive, arbitrary, or fanciful is protectable.

5

This is an incredibly fanciful interpretation of language.

6

The impression I got was that, in an effort to weave an interesting and engaging narrative, he was too quick to see things as instances of these fanciful concepts like "strange loops.

7

Despite his bold and often fanciful predictions, he's a really smart guy with a history of impressive technological contributions.

8

"But none of these systems, with the possible exception of some fanciful science-fiction technologies, can ever bring that dishonest minority down to zero.

9

We should be careful to distinguish the fanciful principles of traditional therapies from their observed benefits over centuries and from the actually fraudulent nature of later pseudomedicine such as homeopathy.

10

The idea that America is somehow special, possessed of some manifest destiny and unable to lose has been so deeply engrained in the American psyche, and for so long, that even now the notion of failure seems too fanciful to enter the common narrative.

11

"Sometimes, when I imagine what I would do if I won the Lottery and had a few millions I could just fritter away, I think it would be highly entertaining to buy a lot outside of Washington DC or perhaps in New Jersey and construct upon it a building, surrounded by razor wire and maybe trenches, and then come up with ever more fanciful antenna looking designs to install on the roof.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fanciful in a sentence?

We could give the months fanciful names, too, as long as they start with the right letters.

What does fanciful mean?

indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"

What part of speech is fanciful?

fanciful is commonly used as adjective.