Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fancy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
plain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
fancy (noun) | plain (noun) |
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imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination | a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side |
something many people believe that is false | extensive tract of level open land |
a predisposition to like something |
fancy (adjective) | plain (adjective) |
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not plain; decorative or ornamented | not elaborate or elaborated; simple |
lacking patterns especially in color | |
free from any effort to soften to disguise | |
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | |
not mixed with extraneous elements | |
lacking embellishment or ornamentation | |
lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
fancy (verb) | plain (verb) |
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imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for |
fancy (adverb) | plain (adverb) |
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unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |