Fancy vs. Plain

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;

Plainadjective

Flat, level.

Plainadjective

Simple.

Plainadjective

Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.

Plainadjective

Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.

Plainadjective

Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.

Plainadjective

(of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.

Plainadjective

(computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).

Plainadjective

Obvious.

Plainadjective

Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.

Plainadjective

Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).

Plainadjective

Open.

Plainadjective

Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.

Plainadjective

Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

Plainadjective

Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.

Plainadverb

(colloquial) Simply

Plainnoun

A lamentation.

Plainnoun

An expanse of land with relatively low relief.

Plainnoun

A battlefield.

Plainnoun

(obsolete) A plane.

Plainverb

To complain.

Plainverb

To lament, bewail.

Plainverb

To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.

Plainverb

To make plain or manifest; to explain.

Plainverb

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

Plainverb

To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.

Plainverb

To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.

Plainverb

To make plain or manifest; to explain.

Plainadjective

Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.

Plainadjective

Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

Plainadjective

Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.

Plainadjective

Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.

Plainadverb

In a plain manner; plainly.

Plainnoun

Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.

Plainnoun

A field of battle.

Plainnoun

extensive tract of level open land;

Plainnoun

a basic knitting stitch

Plainverb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;

Plainadjective

clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;

Plainadjective

not elaborate or elaborated; simple;

Plainadjective

lacking patterns especially in color

Plainadjective

not mixed with extraneous elements;

Plainadjective

free from any effort to soften to disguise;

Plainadjective

lacking embellishment or ornamentation;

Plainadjective

lacking stylistic embellishment;

Plainadjective

comprehensible to the general public;

Plainadjective

lacking in physical beauty or proportion;

Plainadverb

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly');

Plainadjective

not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character

Plainadjective

without a pattern; in only one colour

Plainadjective

(of paper) without lines.

Plainadjective

bearing no indication as to contents or affiliation

Plainadjective

having no pretensions; not remarkable or special

Plainadjective

(of a person) without a special title or status

Plainadjective

easy to perceive or understand; clear

Plainadjective

(of written or spoken usage) clearly expressed, without the use of technical or abstruse terms

Plainadjective

not using concealment or deception; frank

Plainadjective

(of a person) not beautiful or attractive

Plainadjective

sheer; simple (used for emphasis)

Plainadjective

denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right.

Plainadverb

used for emphasis

Plainadverb

clearly or unequivocally

Plainnoun

a large area of flat land with few trees

Plainverb

mourn or lament.

Plainverb

complain.

Plainverb

emit a mournful or plaintive sound.

Plain

In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and are primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands.In a valley, a plain is enclosed on two sides, but in other cases a plain may be delineated by a complete or partial ring of hills, by mountains, or by cliffs.