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fancy
v. create imaginary images, imagine; have an idea; think; be fond of, like


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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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FANCYING
IMMAGINANDO. PENSANDO. GRADENDO

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