fanciful

/ˈfænsɪfəl/adjective

Coming from the imagination rather than from real life; imaginative or unreal.

Example sentence

“The child drew fanciful maps of lands that don't exist.”

Gentler than 'false': calling an idea fanciful dismisses it as pretty daydreaming rather than lying. Related to 'fancy' in its old sense of imagination.

Related words

fascinateTo hold someone's attention completely by being extremely interesting or attractive.familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.fastidiousPaying extremely close attention to detail and wanting everything to be exactly right.falterTo become unsteady, weak, or hesitant; to lose strength or fade away.fatherA man who has a child, whether by birth, adoption, fostering, or raising the child as his own.fallacyA false or misleading idea or appearance; something that tricks the eye or the mind.