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fancy

Letters that make fancy

a, f, n, c, y are letters that make 'fancy'

Words within fancy

fan, AN, fa, NC are words within 'fancy'

fancy is a 5 letter word starting with f
fancy is a 5 letter word ending with y

6 possible definitions for 'fancy'

Fancy as "a predisposition to like something"

Under this definition, fancy is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fondness, partiality have the same meaning as 'fancy'

fancy as a type

'fancy' can be a type of liking.

Derivatives of fancy

go for, take to, fancy, fond(p), partial(p) are derivatives of 'fancy'.

Fancy as "imagine, conceive of, see in one's mind"

Under this definition, fancy is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

visualise, envision, picture, image, see, visualize, project, figure have the same meaning as 'fancy'

fancy as a type

'fancy' can be a type of imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage.

Derivatives of fancy

image, ikon, figuration, simulacrum, icon, visualization, mental picture, imaging, imagination, picturing, fantasy, picture, visual image, visionary, illusionist, seer, visualiser, effigy, fancy, illusion, impression, phantasy, imagery, mental imagery, envisioning, mental image, visualisation, visualizer are derivatives of 'fancy'.

Verb groups of fancy

see, understand, realize, realise, visualize, visualise are verb groups of 'fancy'.

Fancy as "have a fancy or particular liking or desire for"

Under this definition, fancy is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go for, take to have the same meaning as 'fancy'

fancy as a type

'fancy' can be a type of want, desire.

Derivatives of fancy

fancier, fancy, fondness, partiality, enthusiast are derivatives of 'fancy'.

Entailments to fancy

like is an entailment to 'fancy'.

Fancy as "something many people believe that is false"

Under this definition, fancy is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fantasy, illusion, phantasy have the same meaning as 'fancy'

fancy as a type

'fancy' can be a type of misconception.

Types of fancy

bubble, will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus, wishful thinking are types of 'fancy'.

Derivatives of fancy

visualise, envision, fantasize, fantasise, picture, image, see, visualize, fancy, project, fantasy, figure, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory are derivatives of 'fancy'.

Fancy as "a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination"

Under this definition, fancy is a noun and has the following properties:

fancy as a type

'fancy' can be a type of imagination, imaginativeness, vision.

Derivatives of fancy

visualise, envision, picture, image, see, visualize, fancy, project, figure are derivatives of 'fancy'.

Fancy as "not plain, decorative or ornamented"

Under this definition, fancy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

plain has the opposite meaning of fancy

Similar to fancy

crackle, florid, elaborate, fussy, fantastic, dressy, damask, churrigueresque, churrigueresco, fanciful, luxuriant, busy, aureate, flamboyant, baroque, damascene, embattled, battlemented, castled, castellated, lacy, lacelike, puff, puffed, rococo, vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated are similar to 'fancy'.

Example of fancy used within this context

"fancy handwriting", "fancy clothes"