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fancy

/ˈfænsi/FAN-see
/ˈfænsi/FAN-see

Meaningimagination

Common meaning: imagination

Other meanings: a liking

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√BHA‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 223, p. 738 · scan
  2. Old Frenchfantasie‘the fancy, or fantasie’source
  3. Middle Englishfantasiesource
  4. Englishfancy‘imagination’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French fantasie ‘imagination’.

Roots

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