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fancied
fan·cy F0030300 (făn′sē)adj. fan·ci·er, fan·ci·est 1. a. Highly decorated: a fancy hat.b. Complex or intricate: the fancy footwork of a figure skater.2. a. Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated: a fancy restaurant; a fancy way of asking for a loan.b. Of superior grade; fine: fancy preserves.3. Excessive or exorbitant: paid a fancy price for the car.4. Bred for unusual qualities or special points.n. pl. fan·cies 1. The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.2. Something imagined or invented by the mind: "As the fancies that kept crowding in upon him only made him more excited, he got out of bed and tried to think." (Sherwood Anderson).3. a. A capricious liking or inclination: I have a fancy for a glass of wine.b. A romantic liking or interest: She's taken a fancy to you.4. a. The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.b. The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.tr.v. fan·cied, fan·cy·ing, fan·cies 1. a. To have a liking or enthusiasm for: fancies sports cars.b. To have a desire or inclination for: Would you fancy a cup of coffee?c. To take a romantic interest in (someone): Do you think he fancies her?2. To imagine or suppose: "I fancy she is an exceedingly proud woman" (Jane Austen).
[From Middle English fantsy, imagination, fantasy, from fantasie; see fantasy.]
fan′ci·ly adv.fan′ci·ness n.fancied (ˈfænsɪd) adj1. imaginary; unreal2. thought likely to win or succeed: a fancied runner. fan•cied (ˈfæn sid)
adj. unreal; imaginary. [1560–70] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fancied - formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"fabricated, fictitious, fictionalunreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" |
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Synonyms for fanciedadj formed or conceived by the imaginationSynonyms- fabricated
- fictitious
- fictional
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