fancy vs figure

figure vs fancy

fancy and figure both are nouns.

fancy is an adjective but figure is not an adjective.

fancy and figure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fancy	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
figure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fancy and figure are synonyms defined as:

fancy and figure: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Other synonyms of fancy include envision, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize.

fancy (noun)	figure (noun)
imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
something many people believe that is false	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
a predisposition to like something	a decorative or artistic work
	the impression produced by a person
	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

fancy (adjective)	figure (adjective)
not plain; decorative or ornamented

fancy (verb)	figure (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind	make a mathematical calculation or computation
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for	judge to be probable
	understand
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	be or play a part of or in

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