imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind For a time, indeed, he had fancied that things were changed. — Weyman, Stanley J.

"take a liking to," 1540s, a contraction of fantasien "to fantasize (about)," from fantasy (n.). Meaning "imagine" is from 1550s. Related: Fancied; fancies; fancying. Col [..]

mid-15c., fantsy "inclination, liking," contraction of fantasy. It took the older and longer word's sense of "inclination, whim, desire." Meaning "the productive imaginat [..]

/ˈfænsi/ adjective fancier; fanciest 1 fancy /ˈfænsi/ adjective fancier; fanciest Learner's definition of FANCY 1  : not plain or ordinary a fancy dress a fancy hairdo fancy decorations

Before the 19th Century, the word fancy meant roughly the same thing as imagination as opposed to the mental processes of reason, logic, and memory. The Romantic poets, however, made a pivotal distinc [..]

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illusion: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting&am [..]

decorated. The same word also means imagination

Fancy was used interchangeably with imagination in the eighteenth century but during the Romantic period came to signify the faculty of arranging ideas and images in pleasant combinations, as opposed to imagination which was more profound, intellectual and radically inventive.

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Originally a term synonymous with imagination through the use of metaphors or conceits. It was later downgraded by Romantic critics to mean invention of a more superficial nature.  

(n) something many people believe that is false(n) a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination(n) a predisposition to like something(v) ima [..]

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Love—i.e. the passion of the fantasy or imagination. A fancyman is a man (not your husband) whom you fancy or select for chaperon.

Fancy: Fish that has been frozen previously. 2. A quality grade of fruits, especially canned or frozen.

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From the English word fancy, which means either "like, love, inclination" or "ornamental". It is derived from Middle English fantasie, which comes (via Norman Frenc [..]