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[ verb ] imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Examples "I can't see him on horseback!" "I can see what will happen" "I can see a risk in this strategy" Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)So do n't see yourself as a heroine or fancy this little adventure is an event of major importance '' . |
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[ adjective ] not plain; decorative or ornamented
Examples "fancy handwriting" "fancy clothes" Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)She gave herself fancy airs ! (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Hastening to the attic , the temperature of_which was easily hotter than the Gold_Coast , you proceeded to mask the windows with a fancy wool coverlet , some khaki pants , and the_like , and to ransack the innumerable boxes and barrels stored there . |
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[ noun ] something many people believe that is false
Examples "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)He had picked_out this pathless trail , instead of the common one , in a moment of romantic fancy , to give them privacy on their honeymoon . Related terms misconception wishful_thinking will-o'-the-wisp bubble visualize |
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[ verb ] have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
Examples "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" Used in print (Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)Vernon , however , held_out for plain oyster roast , and plenty of_it , unadorned by herbs or any seasoning but salt , though he did fancy a_bit of lemon . |
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[ noun ] fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)In May , 1803 , Ritter , in another flight of fancy , wrote to Oersted a letter that contained a remarkable prophecy . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a predisposition to like something
Synonyms Examples "he had a fondness for whiskey" Related terms |
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