fancy
/fˈænsi/
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Definitions
Adjective
not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
Noun
something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
Noun
a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
Noun
a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
Verb
imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind; "I can''t see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
Verb
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler''s window"
Synonyms
envision
fantasy
figure
fondness
go for
illusion
image
partiality
phantasy
picture
project
see
take to
visualise
visualize
More General Terms
conceive of
desire
envisage
ideate
imagination
imaginativeness
imagine
liking
misconception
vision
want