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fancy
v. create imaginary images, imagine; have an idea; think; be fond of, like
 
n. imagination; imaginary image; idea; illusion; fad; taste; fondness; tendency


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Fancies
Remastered in 2005, Fancies includes 4 collections of short pieces created around whimsical themes. Rutter takes his text from poets such as ShakespeareThomas Campion (1567-1620), Edward Lear (1812-1888) and others.
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fancy
Noun
1. something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
(synonym) illusion, fantasy, phantasy
(hypernym) misconception
(hyponym) bubble
(derivation) visualize, visualise, envision, project, see, figure, picture, image
2. fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
(hypernym) imagination, imaginativeness, vision
(derivation) visualize, visualise, envision, project, see, figure, picture, image
3. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
(synonym) fondness, partiality
(hypernym) liking
(derivation) go for, take to
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) visualize, visualise, envision, project, see, figure, picture, image
(hypernym) imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
(verb-group) understand, realize, realise, see
(derivation) illusion, fantasy, phantasy
2. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
(synonym) go for, take to
(hypernym) desire, want
(entail) like
(derivation) fondness, partiality
Adjective
1. not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
(antonym) plain
(similar) aureate, florid, flamboyant, showy
(see-also) adorned, decorated


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FANCIES
FANTASIE. IDEE. SIMPATIE. IMMAGINA. GRADISCE. PASTICCINI EXTRA

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