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Fanciful

Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.

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Creative 84% connected

Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.

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Creative 84% connected

Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.

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Fancy 84% connected

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

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Fancy 84% connected

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

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Originative 84% connected

Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating.

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Originative 84% connected

Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Imaginary 92% connected

Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.

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Notional 92% connected

Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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