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fancies
Overview of noun fancy
The noun fancy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy -- (something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy")
2. (1) fancy -- (a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination)
3. fondness, fancy, partiality -- (a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey")
Overview of verb fancy
The verb fancy has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image -- (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")
2. (1) fancy, go for, take to -- (have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fancy
3 senses of fancy
Sense 1
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> misconception
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fancy
=> imagination, imaginativeness, vision
=> creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
=> ability, power
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
fondness, fancy, partiality
=> liking
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fancy
1 of 3 senses of fancy
Sense 1
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> bubble
=> will-o'the-wisp, ignis fatuus
=> wishful thinking
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fancy
3 senses of fancy
Sense 1
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> misconception
Sense 2
fancy
=> imagination, imaginativeness, vision
Sense 3
fondness, fancy, partiality
=> liking
Antonyms of noun fancy
Member Holonyms of noun fancy
Substance Holonyms of noun fancy
Part Holonyms of noun fancy
Member Meronyms of noun fancy
Substance Meronyms of noun fancy
Part Meronyms of noun fancy
Meronyms of noun fancy
Holonyms of noun fancy
Attributes of noun fancy
Derived Forms of noun fancy
3 senses of fancy
Sense 1
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
RELATED TO>(verb) fancy#1
=> visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
Sense 2
fancy
RELATED TO>(verb) fancy#1
=> visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
Sense 3
fondness, fancy, partiality
RELATED TO>(verb) fancy#2
=> fancy, go for, take to
Domain of noun fancy
Domain Terms of noun fancy
Familiarity of noun fancy
fancy used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fancy
3 senses of fancy
Sense 1
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
> misconception
=> fallacy, false belief
=> error, erroneous belief
=> self-deception, self-deceit
=> mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension
=> illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
=> delusion, hallucination
=> mirage
=> unsoundness
Sense 2
fancy
> imagination, imaginativeness, vision
=> imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place
=> fancy
=> fantasy, phantasy
=> dream, dreaming
=> imaginary being, imaginary creature
Sense 3
fondness, fancy, partiality
> liking
=> fondness, fancy, partiality
=> captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination
=> preference, penchant, predilection, taste
=> mysophilia
=> inclination
=> friendliness
=> approval
=> admiration, esteem
Meronyms of noun fancy
3 senses of fancy
Sense 2
fancy
=> imagination, imaginativeness, vision
=> creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
HAS PART: divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking
Holonyms of noun fancy
Grep of noun fancy
fancy
fancy-dress ball
fancy dress
fancy goods
fancy man
fancy woman
fancywork
infancy
Antonyms of verb fancy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fancy
2 senses of fancy
Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
=> imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> make, create
Sense 2
fancy, go for, take to
=> desire, want
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fancy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fancy
2 senses of fancy
Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
=> imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
Sense 2
fancy, go for, take to
=> desire, want
'Cause To' of verb fancy
Derived Forms of verb fancy
2 senses of fancy
Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
RELATED TO>(noun) fancy#1
=> illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
RELATED TO>(noun) fancy#2
=> fancy
Sense 2
fancy, go for, take to
RELATED TO>(noun) fancy#3
=> fondness, fancy, partiality
RELATED TO>(noun) fancier#1
=> fancier, enthusiast
Domain of verb fancy
Domain Terms of verb fancy
Familiarity of verb fancy
fancy used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb fancy
2 senses of fancy
Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
fancy, go for, take to
EX: They fancy more bread
EX: Sam cannot fancy Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fancy
2 senses of fancy
Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
> imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
=> visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
=> visualize, visualise
=> envision, foresee
=> fantasize, fantasise
=> prefigure
=> think
=> fantasy, fantasize, fantasise
=> dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze
Sense 2
fancy, go for, take to
> desire, want
=> crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
=> fancy, go for, take to
=> miss
=> hope
=> wish
=> wish, wish well
=> wish, care, like
=> itch, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fancy
Sense 1
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
=> imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
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Sense 2
fancy, go for, take to
=> desire, want
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Grep of verb fancy
fancy
fancy up
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