Desire vs. Fancy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Desire and Fancy
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Desire
Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires.
Fancy
Highly decorated
A fancy hat.
Desire
To wish or long for; want
A reporter who desires an interview.
A teen who desires to travel.
Fancy
Complex or intricate
The fancy footwork of a figure skater.
Desire
To want to have sex with (another person).
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Fancy
Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated
A fancy restaurant.
A fancy way of asking for a loan.
Desire
To express a wish for; request.
Fancy
Of superior grade; fine
Fancy preserves.
Desire
The feeling of wanting to have something or wishing that something will happen.
Fancy
Excessive or exorbitant
Paid a fancy price for the car.
Desire
An instance of this feeling
She had a lifelong desire to visit China.
Fancy
Bred for unusual qualities or special points.
Desire
Sexual appetite; passion.
Fancy
The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.
Desire
An object of such feeling or passion
A quiet evening with you is my only desire.
Fancy
Something imagined or invented by the mind
"As the fancies that kept crowding in upon him only made him more excited, he got out of bed and tried to think." (Sherwood Anderson).
Desire
(Archaic) A request or petition.
Fancy
A capricious liking or inclination
I have a fancy for a glass of wine.
Desire
To want; to wish for earnestly.
I desire to speak with you.
Fancy
A romantic liking or interest
She's taken a fancy to you.
Desire
To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
Fancy
The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.
Desire
To want emotionally or sexually.
She has desired him since they first met.
Fancy
The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.
Desire
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Fancy
To have a liking or enthusiasm for
Fancies sports cars.
Desire
To require; to demand; to claim.
Fancy
To have a desire or inclination for
Would you fancy a cup of coffee?.
Desire
To miss; to regret.
Fancy
To take a romantic interest in (someone)
Do you think he fancies her?.
Desire
(countable) Someone or something wished for.
It is my desire to speak with you.
You’re my heart’s desire.
Fancy
To imagine or suppose
"I fancy she is an exceedingly proud woman" (Jane Austen).
Desire
(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
His desire for her kept him awake at night.
Fancy
The imagination.
Desire
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.
Fancy
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
Desire
(uncountable) Motivation. en
Fancy
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Desire
To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Neither shall any man desire thy land.
Ye desire your child to live.
Fancy
A whim.
I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.
Desire
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.
Fancy
Love or amorous attachment.
He took a fancy to her.
Desire
To require; to demand; to claim.
A doleful case desires a doleful song.
Fancy
The object of inclination or liking.
Desire
To miss; to regret.
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.
Fancy
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.
The cat fancy
Desire
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
Unspeakable desire to see and know.
Fancy
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.
Desire
An expressed wish; a request; petition.
And slowly was my mother broughtTo yield consent to my desire.
Fancy
A diamond with a distinctive colour.
Desire
Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
The Desire of all nations shall come.
Fancy
That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
Desire
Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
Fancy
A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
A French fancy; a fondant fancy; cream fancies
Desire
Grief; regret.
Fancy
(obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
Desire
The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Fancy
In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
Desire
An inclination to want things;
A man of many desires
Fancy
Decorative, or featuring decorations, especially intricate or diverse ones.
This is a fancy shawl.
Desire
Something that is desired
Fancy
Of a superior grade.
This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.
Desire
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly;
I want to go home now
I want my own room
Fancy
Executed with skill.
He initiated the game-winning play with a fancy deked saucer pass to the winger.
Desire
Expect and wish;
I trust you will behave better from now on
I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
Fancy
(colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.
I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas.
Desire
Express a desire for
Fancy
(obsolete) Extravagant; above real value.
Fancy
(nonstandard) In a fancy manner; fancily.
Fancy
(formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.
Fancy
(British) would like
I fancy a burger tonight for dinner.
Do you fancy going to town this weekend?
Fancy
To be sexually attracted to.
I fancy that girl over there.
Fancy
To imagine, suppose.
[dated] I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey.
I fancy this is an error.
Fancy meeting you here!
Fancy that! I saw Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy kissing in the garden.
You won't get the gig just because you fancy yourself a musician.
Fancy
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
Fancy
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
Fancy
(transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
Fancy
The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination.
In the soulAre many lesser faculties, that serveReason as chief. Among these fancy nextHer office holds.
Fancy
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit.
How now, my lord ! why do you keep alone,Of sorriest fancies your companoins making ?
Fancy
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression.
I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children.
Fancy
Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking.
To fit your fancies to your father's will.
Fancy
That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
London pride is a pretty fancy for borders.
Fancy
A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
At a great book sale in London, which had congregated all the fancy.
Fancy
To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof.
If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know.
Fancy
To love.
Fancy
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.
He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express.
Fancy
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
Fancy
To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal).
He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him were his kinsmen.
Fancy
Adapted to please the fancy or taste, especially when of high quality or unusually appealing; ornamental; as, fancy goods; fancy clothes.
Fancy
Extravagant; above real value.
This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants.
Fancy
Something many people believe that is false;
They have the illusion that I am very wealthy
Fancy
Fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
Fancy
A predisposition to like something;
He had a fondness for whiskey
Fancy
Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy
Fancy
Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for;
She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window
Fancy
Not plain; decorative or ornamented;
Fancy handwriting
Fancy clothes
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