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- [fan-si-fuh l]
- /ˈfæn sɪ fəl/
- /ˈfæn.sɪ.fəl/
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- [fan-si-fuh l]
- /ˈfæn sɪ fəl/
Definitions of fancifully word
- adjective fancifully characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers. 1
- adjective fancifully suggested by fancy; imaginary; unreal: fanciful lands of romance. 1
- adjective fancifully led by fancy rather than by reason and experience; whimsical: a fanciful mind. 1
- noun fancifully In a fanciful manner. 1
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Origin of fancifully
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; fancy + -ful
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Parts of speech for Fancifully
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fancifully popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fancifully
adverb fancifully
- fantastically — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- whimsically — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- indulgently — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- imaginatively — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- bizarrely — markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or whimsically strange; odd: bizarre clothing; bizarre behavior. Synonyms: weird, freakish, grotesque; fantastic; unusual, strange, odd.
Antonyms for fancifully
adverb fancifully
- prosaically — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
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