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- [fan-seed]
- /ˈfæn sid/
- /ˈfæn.sid/
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- [fan-seed]
- /ˈfæn sid/
Definitions of fancied word
- adjective fancied made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy; of superfine quality or exceptional appeal: fancy goods; fancy fruits. 1
- adjective fancied ornamental; decorative; not plain: a cake with a fancy icing. 1
- adjective fancied depending on imagination or caprice; whimsical; irregular: a fancy conception of time. 1
- adjective fancied bred to develop points of beauty or excellence, as an animal. 1
- adjective fancied much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant: a consultant who charges fancy fees. 1
- noun plural fancied imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner. 1
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Origin of fancied
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; fancy + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Fancied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fancied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fancied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fancied
adjective fancied
- preferred — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- castles in the air — plural of castle in the air.
- non-existent — absence of existence.
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- fanciful — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
Antonyms for fancied
noun fancied
- concreted — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
- disliked — Simple past tense and past participle of dislike.
- hated — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- disinterested — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
verb fancied
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- disbelieved — Simple past tense and past participle of disbelieve.
- disregarded — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
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