fancies
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Definitions offancies
- The imagination.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
Synonyms: conception, idea, thought
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Synonyms: impression
- A whim.
Example: "I had a fancy to learn to play the flute."
- Love or amorous attachment.
Example: "He took a fancy to her."
- The object of inclination or liking.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
Synonyms: hobby
Example: "Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot."
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
Example: "He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident."
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
Example: "I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine."
- Would like
Synonyms: "feel like"
Example: "Do you fancy going to town this weekend?"
- To be sexually attracted to.
Synonyms: like
Example: "I fancy that girl over there."
- To imagine, suppose.
Example: "Fancy meeting you here!"
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
Synonyms: imagine
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- To breed (animals) as a hobby.
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