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fancy vs conceive of

conceive of vs fancy

fancy is a noun but conceive of is not a noun.

fancy is an adjective but conceive of is not an adjective.

fancy and conceive of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fancy Yes Yes Yes No
conceive of No No Yes No
As verbs, conceive of is a hypernym of fancy; that is, conceive of is a word with a broader meaning than fancy:
  • fancy: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
  • conceive of: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Other hypernyms of fancy include envisage, ideate, imagine.
fancy (noun) conceive of (noun)
imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
something many people believe that is false
a predisposition to like something
fancy (adjective) conceive of (adjective)
not plain; decorative or ornamented
fancy (verb) conceive of (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
Difference between fancy and conceive of

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