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noun

plural of fancy

as in dreams

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality a writer with a prodigious talent for creating fancies that captivate readers young and old

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as in whims

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action is this a serious interest in music, or just your latest fancy that will be forgotten after a week?

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as in likings

positive regard for something now that he's rich he's taken a fancy to expensive sports cars

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fancy

as in imagines

to form a mental picture of try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India

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as in enjoys

to take pleasure in the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown

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Noun

London quite fancies using alignment to secure market access in sectors beyond those currently under negotiation. — Anand Menon, Time, 13 June 2026 With its eclectic collection of vinyl records and board games, Kibbitznest, a WiFi-free book bar in Lincoln Park, has been capturing the fancies of those seeking a digital detox for nearly a decade. — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Yenor now fancies doing a little discrimination of his own. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Child actor Jax James has been set in the series regular role of Dougie, Maureen’s only son who is not even ten but acts like a 60-year-old scholar and has no time for childish fancies. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026 Schenn, at 36 years old, is not a legitimate everyday defenseman, certainly not for a team that (rightly) fancies itself a contender. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 While Maluma never called this swanky condo home, the 31-year-old singer and rapper appreciates plenty of other high-end fancies. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025 At least there were idealists who dreamed such fancies, and their dreams were the pretext for creating this nation. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025

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Either way, this is a dangerous way for a team that fancies itself as a perennial contender to annually live. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 On the one hand, Ramsay fancies himself as a footballer. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026 When the dreams start bleeding into real life, Charlie — who fancies himself an amateur detective — convinces his brother and friends to investigate Lorcan’s mysterious origins, a thread that soon unravels an entire secret fantasy world kept under wraps by the elders of the island. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 And Ripi fancies itself as a disruptor. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026 Jackson fancies himself an American Sadat, performing the most sensitive, high-profile diplomatic missions for the president but without the accountability of appointive office. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 Gronk makes his game prediction Boise State may be coming into Saturday’s game as an underdog by over a touchdown, but Gronkowski fancies the Broncos’ chances. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancies

Noun

Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.

— Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
With her big dreams and determination, Shyniyah hopes to one day become the President of the United States.

— The Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

The players are not responsible for the whims of their ownership.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Janse uses no-till farming on his fields — not plowing the soil, planting crops to cover the ground year-round and adding organic matter — to help cope with the whims of the weather as climate change triggers more extremes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of whims

Noun

Moving On Just as the early days of websites and social media had vanity metrics of page views and likes, the early days of AI had token leaderboards.

— Victor Riparbelli, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Within hours, the post of Stamos in his birthday suit racked up more than 57,000 likes, 16,000 sends, 3,000 comments, and 500 reposts.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of likes

Noun

Paul Anthony Kelly looks comfortable traversing both fantasies.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
The Acton teen accused of killing his mother and younger brother after first working out his violent fantasies through chats with the AI bot ChatGPT was ordered held without bail.

— Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
De Fabeltjeskrant is designed to tap into both notions, restoring and distributing the original programming for the audiences who grew up with it and simultaneously rebuilding the property for children encountering its characters for the first time.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of notions

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But in the eyes of investors, the robot maker is the more exciting bet, as appetites shift to AI and hardware, and away from e-commerce and internet platforms.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Sunflower stars are such voracious consumers of sea urchins that the Friday Harbor sea star lab struggles to keep up with their appetites.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

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