Desire vs. Fancy

Desireverb

To want; to wish for earnestly.

Desireverb

To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

Desireverb

To want emotionally or sexually.

Desireverb

To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

Desireverb

To require; to demand; to claim.

Desireverb

To miss; to regret.

Desirenoun

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

Desirenoun

(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

Desirenoun

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

Desirenoun

(uncountable) Motivation.

Desireverb

To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

Desireverb

To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

Desireverb

To require; to demand; to claim.

Desireverb

To miss; to regret.

Desirenoun

The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.

Desirenoun

An expressed wish; a request; petition.

Desirenoun

Anything which is desired; an object of longing.

Desirenoun

Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.

Desirenoun

Grief; regret.

Desirenoun

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

Desirenoun

an inclination to want things;

Desirenoun

something that is desired

Desireverb

feel or have a desire for; want strongly;

Desireverb

expect and wish;

Desireverb

express a desire for

Desire

Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like , , or . A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires.

Fancynoun

The imagination.

Fancynoun

An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.

Fancynoun

An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.

Fancynoun

A whim.

Fancynoun

Love or amorous attachment.

Fancynoun

The object of inclination or liking.

Fancynoun

Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

Fancynoun

The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

Fancynoun

A diamond with a distinctive colour.

Fancynoun

That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.

Fancynoun

(obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.

Fancynoun

In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).

Fancyadjective

Decorative.

Fancyadjective

Of a superior grade.

Fancyadjective

Executed with skill.

Fancyadjective

(colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.

Fancyadjective

(obsolete) Extravagant; above real value.

Fancyadverb

(nonstandard) In a fancy manner; fancily.

Fancyverb

(formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.

Fancyverb

(British) would like

Fancyverb

To be sexually attracted to.

Fancyverb

(dated) To imagine, suppose.

Fancyverb

To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.

Fancyverb

To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

Fancyverb

(transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.

Fancynoun

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination.

Fancynoun

An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit.

Fancynoun

An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression.

Fancynoun

Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking.

Fancynoun

That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.

Fancynoun

A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.

Fancyverb

To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof.

Fancyverb

To love.

Fancyverb

To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.

Fancyverb

To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

Fancyverb

To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal).

Fancyadjective

Adapted to please the fancy or taste, especially when of high quality or unusually appealing; ornamental; as, fancy goods; fancy clothes.

Fancyadjective

Extravagant; above real value.

Fancynoun

something many people believe that is false;

Fancynoun

fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination

Fancynoun

a predisposition to like something;

Fancyverb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

Fancyverb

have a fancy or particular liking or desire for;

Fancyadjective

not plain; decorative or ornamented;