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An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution.
George Haven Putnam

Meaning of "fancies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FANCIES

fancies play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FANCIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fancies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FANCIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fancies

Fancies is a cycle of six choral settings by John Rutter, created around whimsical themes and based on text from poets such as Shakespeare, Thomas Campion, Edward Lear and others. The collection was originally written in 1971 and remastered in 2005. It is famous for the final last line in every song "Abhi fancies Sara, Sara Katchawala."...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FANCIES

fanciable
fancied
fancier
fanciest
fanciful
fancifully
fancifulness
fancify
fanciless
fancily
fanciness
Fanconi anaemia
fancy
fancy dress
fancy dress ball
fancy dress party
fancy free
fancy goods
fancy man
fancy men

WORDS THAT END LIKE FANCIES

agencies
competencies
constituencies
contingencies
currencies
deficiencies
dependencies
discrepancies
efficiencies
emergencies
frequencies
inconsistencies
malignancies
occupancies
policies
pregnancies
regencies
residencies
tendencies
transparencies
vacancies

Synonyms and antonyms of fancies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FANCIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fancies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fancies

Translation of «fancies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FANCIES

Find out the translation of fancies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fancies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fancies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

望梅止渴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fantasías
570 millions of speakers

English

fancies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पसंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاهواء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фантазии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fantasias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধারণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fantaisies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fancies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phantasien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

空想
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fancies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tưởng tượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்பனைகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कट्टरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beğenileri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fantasie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fantazje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фантазії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fantezii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαντασίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

giere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbillningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fancies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FANCIES»

The term «fancies» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FANCIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fancies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fancies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fancies

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4 QUOTES WITH «FANCIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fancies.
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Richard Le Gallienne
Modern science, then, so far from being an enemy of romance, is seen on every hand to be its sympathetic and resourceful friend, its swift and irresistible helper in its serious need, and an indulgent minister to its lighter fancies.
2
Richard Le Gallienne
All myths that are something more than fancies gain rather than lose in value with time, by reason of the accretions of human experience.
3
Bernard Goldberg
Bill Maher fancies himself the reincarnation of Lenny Bruce.
4
George Haven Putnam
An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FANCIES»

Discover the use of fancies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fancies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fancies and Goodnights
John Collier's edgy, sardonic tales are works of rare wit, curious insight, and scary implication.
John Collier, 2003
2
Mixed Fancies
Brenda Blethyn. Mixed. Fancies. A. Memoir. BRENDA BLETHYN BRENDA BLETHYN is one of Britain's favourite and most admired Front Cover.
Brenda Blethyn, 2011
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MacDowell -- Six Fancies, Op. 7 for the Piano
He was a miniaturist and his small works are naturally imbued with sparkle and a charming romantic atmosphere. This early collection of piano pieces was written while the MacDowells lived in a small cottage outside of Wiesbaden, Germany.
Maurice Hinson, 1990
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Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the ...
This reprint of the 1913 sequel written to Jane Austens books weaves favorite characters from all six of Austens novels into a riotous, but pleasurable story.
Sybil G. Brinton, Jane Austen, 2007
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Ferret Facts and Fancies - A Book of Practical Instructions ...
We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
A R Harding, 2011
6
Facts and Fancies: Essays Written Mostly for Fun
And the canny Taylor recognizes when to swap his Janus masks for maximum emotional wallop.” —From the introduction by Suzanne Carbonneau This wonderful new book by one of the preeminent dancers and choreographers consists of a range of ...
Paul Taylor, 2013
7
1001 Christmas Facts and Fancies 1937
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Alfred Carl Hottes, 2004
8
The Fancies Chaste and Noble
Following the literary reign of such figures as Jonson, Marlowe, and Shakespeare, Ford felt the need to shock and intrigue audiences with new and exciting material. "The Fancies Chaste and Noble" is a fascinating Caroline era stage play.
John Ford
9
Java, Facts and Fancies
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Augusta De Wit, 2008
10
Fancies
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Henry Alexander Wise Wood, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FANCIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fancies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Francesco Pianeta fancies his chances against Ruslan Chagaev
For the second time in his career, he's on the brink of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. The Italian-German fighter Francesco ... «WBN - World Boxing News, Jul 15»
2
Paul Mulrennan column: My fancies for York tomorrow
Fire Fighting has a massive each-way chance in the John Smith's Cup at York tomorrow. He was handed a wide draw at Royal Ascot last time but still managed ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
3
Geordie Shore star admits she fancies Michael Flatley
I've always just fancied him,” the 20-year-old told The Sunday World. “I think he's just gorgeous and his dancing really turns me on. There's ... «Sunday World, Jul 15»
4
KP fancies Aussies in Ashes
08 July 2015 at 09:51 by AFP - Kevin Pietersen believes a lack of support for James Anderson will damage England's chances of regaining the Ashes from ... «Jacaranda FM, Jul 15»
5
Aston Villa playmaking target fancies a move to the Premier League
Aston Villa target Tjaronn Chery has told FC Groningen that he wants to move to England. The claret and blues have already tabled a bid of ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
6
Bradley Saunders fancies comeback in September
BRADLEY SAUNDERS is targeting a return to the ring in September and wants to make up for lost time when he does eventually fight again. «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
7
'X Factor': Simon Cowell Claims Olly Murs 'Fancies' Caroline Flack …
It was confirmed back in April that the former 'Xtra Factor' duo would be making the leap to the main show, taking over from Dermot O'Leary, ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
8
CMG Holdings Group Inc (OTCMKTS:CMGO) Fancies its Chances
Watch the video to learn about the probability of CMG HOLDINGS GROUP, INC. (CMGO) Chart Signal as of Jul 08, 2015 ... «HotStocked, Jul 15»
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Why That Hot Man (Or Woman) By The Bar Definitely Fancies You
Why That Hot Man (Or Woman) By The Bar Definitely Fancies You. Corinne Redfern 10:58 | 02 Jul 2015. shares. A new study is going to make you abandon ... «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Stoke City transfer gossip: Mark Hughes fancies Real Madrid …
ESPN claim Stoke are in talks with Real over a move for the 19 year-old defensive midfielder. A Real player since the age of nine, Molina is ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»

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