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fancy

/ˈfænsi/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

    I can't see him on horseback!

  2. adjective

    not plain; decorative or ornamented

    fancy handwriting

  3. noun

    something many people believe that is false

    they have the illusion that I am very wealthy

  4. noun

    a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

  5. verb

    have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

    She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window

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