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Meanings of fanciful in English
Synonyms
Examples for "imagined"
Examples for "imagined"
1
Of course, it might not come true in exactly the manner imagined.
2
She'd imagined this moment a million times in the past eight days.
3
Fallion imagined himself to be in his bedroom, far across the sea.
4
That clear April morning suddenly darker than anyone could have possibly imagined.
5
Proof that it had really happened, just the way he imagined it.
1
However, it must be asked: has this been real or imaginary growth?
2
Another case of imaginary check, which discounts b3 as her possible origin.
3
Having an imaginary friend at this age is a good sign, too.
4
Real technology was better any day than imaginary spaceships, however well designed.
5
Indeed, it is sometimes said that its members tend towards the imaginary.
1
Even where banks wield notional bargaining power, using it is not straightforward.
2
In corporate accounting practice, the notional owners and managers are the shareholders.
3
It is not the prices but the market itself which is notional.
4
They will no longer have even the notional support of the Church.'
5
Whatever danger Jude had discovered, or believed she'd discovered, it was notional.
Usage of fanciful in English
1
Chinn said the idea of British workers plugging the gap was fanciful.
2
Sadly, the idea of loosening lockdown laws seems fanciful at this point.
3
It's a fanciful story, and unfortunately one that is impossible to substantiate.
4
Notions of Ireland winning the championship certainly look a bit fanciful now.
5
The most fanciful prediction of sci-fi lovers finally came true this week.
6
Even among the far-out ideas from Mercedes, this one is especially fanciful.
7
To-day is matter-of-fact in dress and design; mediaevalism was fanciful, picturesque, romantic.
8
It can be twined in fanciful forms, and kept on the writing-table.
9
Expectations of exponential increases in house prices seemed fanciful, if not delusional.
10
I have no doubt he's swayed many people with such fanciful thoughts.
11
No amount of fanciful imagination can fashion such signs for homosexual partners.
12
There is a good scope in the above subjects for fanciful designs.
13
The scenes of the planet Oa are particularly fanciful and well rendered.
14
They had the fault inherent in all hybrids, however fanciful and graceful.
15
Hence there is a fanciful connection between the hare and the moon.
16
He really outdid the most fanciful cowboy of the far western ranches.
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Fanciful through the time
Fanciful across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common