"fanciless" meaning in English

See fanciless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fanciless [comparative], most fanciless [superlative]
Etymology: fancy + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fancy|less}} fancy + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} fanciless (comparative more fanciless, superlative most fanciless)
  1. Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
    Sense id: en-fanciless-en-adj-hPP1Oh3S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

Alternative forms

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