Fancy vs. Whim

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;

Whimverb

To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.

Whimnoun

A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea

Whimnoun

(mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes

Whimnoun

A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.

Whimnoun

The European widgeon.

Whimnoun

A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.

Whimnoun

A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; - called also whim gin, and whimsey.

Whimverb

To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.

Whimnoun

a sudden desire;

Whimnoun

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea;