Synonyms for fancies
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : fan-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæn si |
Top 10 synonyms for fancies Other synonyms for the word fancies
- be attracted to
- be captivated by
- be enamored of
- be in love with
- be inclined to think
- big eyes
- conceit
- conceive
- conception
- conjecture
- contrariness
- crazy about
- creation
- cup of tea
- daydream
- delusion
- desire
- dream of
- dream up
- druthers
- endorse
- envisage
- envisagement
- envision
- envisioning
- eyes for
- fabrication
- fall for
- fantasize
- favor
- feature
- figment
- flash
- fondness
- fool's paradise
- groove
- guess
- hallucination
- hankering
- head trip
- humor
- idea
- illusion
- image
- imaginativeness
- impression
- infer
- invention
- irrationality
- itch
- like
- liking
- long for
- lust after
- mad for
- make up
- make up off top of one's head
- mind
- mirage
- nightmare
- notion
- partiality
- penchant
- perverseness
- phantasm
- phantom
- picture
- pie in the sky
- pipe dream
- pleasure
- predilection
- prefer
- preference
- realize
- reckon
- relish
- reverie
- romancing
- sanction
- set one's heart on
- spark
- spitball
- suppose
- surmise
- sweet tooth
- take a liking to
- take to
- thing
- think
- think likely
- think up
- thought
- trump up
- vagary
- velleity
- vision
- visualization
- weakness for
- whim
- wild for
- will
- wish for
- yearn for
- yearning
- yen
Définition of fancies
Origin :- mid-15c., contraction of fantasy, it took the older and longer word's sense of "inclination, whim, desire." Meaning "fans of an amusement or sport, collectively" is attested by 1735, especially (though not originally) of the prize ring. The adjective is recorded from mid-18c.
- noun impulse, urge
- noun liking, dream
- verb imagine, create
- verb love, desire
- He was full of dreams and fancies, all of the higher order of things where love is the law.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Shakespeare, one fancies, was a gentleman by nature, and a good deal more.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- But, niece, it is not making too much fun of him to fall in with his fancies.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- In the making of fancies and jests he sees a chance of delay.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- She had thus a double being, although she was alone with her fancies.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- "I believe he not only fancies, but is sure of it now, from experience," said Belinda.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Innocence, like a fool as it is, fancies it has only to speak to be believed.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Folks in good health have their fancies, too, and strange ones, every day.'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Extraordinary things were related about Silviane's tastes and fancies.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- And this Lady Olivia fancies that she is a perfect French woman!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for fancies
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