Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fancied

/ˈfænsɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: fan-cied
IPA: /ˈfænsɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Existing only in the fancy (“imagination”) or by social convention; imaginary, imagined; supposed; perceived rather than real.

adj

Organized, or (especially of attire) designed, to suit one's fancy or whim.

adj

Having a fancy (“inclination, liking, or love”) for; desired, favourite.

adj

Predicted to win or succeed.

adj

Designed in an artistic manner.

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of fancy

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: conceptual, fanciful, ideal, notional"
"The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear."
"VVhy therefore may not the Angels that appeared to Lot, […] be underſtood of images of men, ſupernaturally formed in the Fancy; as vvell as before by Angel vvas underſtood a fancyed Voice?"
"That being depriv'd of all the fancy'd Felicity vvhich he enjoy'd, in the full Exerciſe of all thoſe Vices, he ſaid, he vvas at leiſure to look upon the dark Side of them, vvhere he found all manner of Deformity, and vvas novv convinc'd, that Virtue only makes a Man truly vviſe, rich and great, and preſerves him in the VVay to a ſuperior Happineſs in a future State."
"Oh! if thou hover'ſt round my walk, / While, under ev'ry well-known tree, / I to thy fancy'd ſhadow talk, / And every tear is full of thee."
"[S]till by the maid / Love went submiss, with eye more dangerous / Than fancied basilisk to wound whoe'er / Too bold approached, […]"

Etymology

From fancy (“to have a fancy for, like; to imagine, suppose”) + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fancy

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfænsɪd/
British English: /ˈfænsɪd/

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

unfancied

Synonyms

conceptual fanciful ideal notional fabricated fictional fictitious

Antonyms

unfancied

Questions

How do you pronounce fancied?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfænsɪd/.
What does fancied mean?: Existing only in the fancy (“imagination”) or by social convention; imaginary, imagined; supposed; perceived rather than real.
Where does fancied come from?: From fancy (“to have a fancy for, like; to imagine, suppose”) + -ed.

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