fancy oneself

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• fancy oneself — (informal) To think too highly of oneself • • • Main Entry: ↑fancy …   Useful english dictionary

• fancy — /ˈfænsi / (say fansee) noun (plural fancies) 1. imagination, especially as exercised in a capricious or desultory manner. 2. the faculty of creating illustrative or decorative imagery, as in poetical or literary composition, sometimes seen as… …  

• fancy — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to). 2 a caprice or whim. 3 a thing favoured, e.g. a horse to win a race. 4 an arbitrary supposition. 5 a the faculty of using imagination or of inventing imagery. b a …   Useful english dictionary

• fancy — fanciness, n. /fan see/, n., pl. fancies, adj., fancier, fanciest, v., fancied, fancying, interj. n. 1. imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner. 2. the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative… …   Universalium

• fancy — fan•cy [[t]ˈfæn si[/t]] n. pl. cies, 1) imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner 2) the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing 3) a mental conception;… …   From formal English to slang

• prank oneself with fine clothes — dress up in fancy clothes …   English contemporary dictionary

• Imagination — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Imagination >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 imagination imagination Sgm: N 1 originality originality Sgm: N 1 invention invention Sgm: N 1 fancy fancy Sgm: N 1 inspiration inspiration Sgm: N 1 verve …   English dictionary for students

• Love — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Love >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 love love Sgm: N 1 fondness fondness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 liking liking Sgm: N 1 inclination inclination &c.(desire) 865 Sgm: N 1 regard regard …   English dictionary for students

• love — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Strong affection Nouns 1. love, fondness, liking; inclination, desire; regard, admiration, affection, tenderness, heart, attachment, yearning; gallantry; passion, flame, devotion, infatuation, adoration; …   English dictionary for students

• dream — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vision, reverie, fantasy, fancy; daydream, chimera, nightmare; delusion, hallucination. See imagination, insubstantiality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental pictures] Syn. nightmare, apparition,… …   English dictionary for students

• List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …   Wikipedia