fanciable
8.1
People can imagine it as real or true
- adjective
- /ˈfænʧəbl/
- Archaic
:
concebible
- The idea of life on other planets is certainly fanciable to many scientists.
Examples
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Some scenarios in the novel are barely fanciable, but they make the story exciting.
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Is a trip to Mars really fanciable?
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It is fanciable that technology will solve many of our current problems.
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The idea of a peaceful world is quite fanciable.
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The notion of a sustainable environment is very fanciable to most people today.
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In her speech, she presented a fanciable vision of a future without poverty.
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The concept of flying cars is fanciable, making it a popular topic in science fiction.
Synonyms
conceivable
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4.6
Possible to imagine or believe
is thought of especially as capable of being real or true
thinkable
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4.4
Something you can imagine happening
is imagined more as real or true rather than merely possible
How Plausible
Surface Forms
fanciable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Fanciable comes from fancy and fantasy, where 'fancy' also meant 'to imagine', so fanciable can mean 'able to be imagined' or 'possible to think of'.