Fancy (Noun)
Meaning 1
Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- They held a fancy that he was some sort of super-intellectual.
- People labor under the fancy that home-cooked meals take more time and money to prepare than a night out.
- They operate under the fancy that public displays of their outrage demonstrate depth and breadth of social responsibility.
- Everyone shares the fancy that low crime means lower housing prices will persist.
- Underneath her shy facade many labour under the fancy that a dynamo business tycoon resided waiting for world takeover
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Meaning 2
Imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination; "never had the wildest flights of fancy imagined such magnificence".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Her vivid fancy took her on adventures through enchanted forests and magical kingdoms.
- The poet's fancy played a central role in shaping his fantastical and dreamlike creations.
- In the Romantic movement, fancy was seen as a lesser form of imagination, one that relied on decoration rather than deeper insight.
- The fairy tale's fanciful plot twists and turns delighted readers of all ages.
- As a child, she would let her fancy run wild, conjuring up elaborate stories and characters.
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Meaning 3
A predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"; "she had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less".
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.