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Fancy (Noun)

Meaning 1

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.

Synonyms

  • Fondness
  • Partiality

Hypernyms

  • Liking

Related Words

  • Fancy (verb)

Meaning 2

Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Fantasy
  • Phantasy
  • Illusion

Hypernyms

  • Misconception

Hyponyms

  • Bubble
  • Ignis Fatuus
  • Wishful Thinking
  • Will-o'-the-wisp

Related Words

  • Fancy (verb)

Meaning 3

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.

Hypernyms

  • Imaginativeness
  • Vision

Related Words

  • Fancy (verb)
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