Fancy vs. Fantasy

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;

Fantasynoun

That which comes from one's imagination.

Fantasynoun

(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.

Fantasynoun

A fantastical design.

Fantasynoun

(slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

Fantasyverb

To fantasize (about).

Fantasyverb

(obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

Fantasyverb

(transitive) To imagine; to conceive mentally.

Fantasynoun

Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.

Fantasynoun

Fantastic designs.

Fantasyverb

To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.

Fantasynoun

imagination unrestricted by reality;

Fantasynoun

fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it;

Fantasynoun

something many people believe that is false;

Fantasynoun

the faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things

Fantasynoun

a fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person often dwells and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes

Fantasynoun

an idea with no basis in reality

Fantasynoun

a genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world.

Fantasynoun

denoting a competition or league in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a real sports league and score points according to the actual performance of their players

Fantasynoun

a fantasia.

Fantasyverb

imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama.