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fanciful

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈfænsɪfl̩/

adj

Etymology: From fancy + -ful.

  1. Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.

    Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, ideal, notional

    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.

  2. Unreal or imagined.
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