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- pronunciation:
- faen
si
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
fancies |
definition 1: |
something pictured in the mind or wished for that may not be based on reason or real life.
She has a fancy that she will marry a prince.- synonyms:
- vision
- similar words:
- daydream, dream, fiction, illusion, mind, notion, pleasure
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definition 2: |
imagination.
Flying cows are animals of fancy.- synonyms:
- imagination
- similar words:
- fantasy, inclination, tendency
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definition 3: |
a liking for something, or the object that is liked.
Emma has a fancy for horses.Chocolate is my fancy.- synonyms:
- yen
- similar words:
- desire, inclination, liking, preference, taste, weakness
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related words: |
concept, delusion, favor, image, like, love, make-believe, passion, vision, will, wish, yen |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
fancier, fanciest |
definition 1: |
splendid; grander than the average.
She wore a fancy gown to the ball.- synonyms:
- luxurious
- antonyms:
- plain, simple
- similar words:
- decorative, extravagant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, ornate, showy
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definition 2: |
special; excellent; very skilled.
The skater got everyone's attention with her fancy moves.- synonyms:
- adept, excellent, fine
- similar words:
- choice, elegant, exceptional, magnificent, skillful, superb, superior
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related words: |
luxurious, steep, unreasonable, valuable |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
fancies, fancying, fancied |
definition 1: |
to imagine or picture.
Can you fancy me as a cowboy?- synonyms:
- imagine, picture, visualize
- similar words:
- conceive, dream, foresee, think
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definition 2: |
to like or be fond of.
I fancy your red hair.- synonyms:
- like
- similar words:
- adore, enjoy, love, prefer
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related words: |
adore, desire, favor, like, pretend, relish, suppose |
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derivations: |
fancily (adv.), fanciness (n.) |
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