Added 30 September 2026 fanciful /ˈfænsɪfl̩/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fanciful at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality. It was fanciful to suppose that all he had to do would be to stride into a top law firm and he would be hired on the spot. Unreal or imagined. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Origin From fancy + -ful. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: fancyimaginaryimaginedcreativenotionaloriginativeunrealfantasticimaginativedreamyflamboyantextravagant Back to today's word