fanciful
adjective/ˈfænsɪfəl/
Frequency rank: #13,448 most common English word
Meaning
Imaginative and not based on reality; whimsical or fantastical.
Example sentence
The children were delighted by the fanciful creatures in the storybook illustrations.
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