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fancy vs will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp vs fancy

fancy and will-o'-the-wisp both are nouns.

fancy is an adjective but will-o'-the-wisp is not an adjective.

fancy is a verb but will-o'-the-wisp is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fancy Yes Yes Yes No
will-o'-the-wisp Yes No No No
As nouns, will-o'-the-wisp is a hyponym of fancy; that is, will-o'-the-wisp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fancy:
  • fancy: something many people believe that is false
  • will-o'-the-wisp: an illusion that misleads
Other hyponyms of fancy include bubble, ignis fatuus, wishful thinking.
fancy (noun) will-o'-the-wisp (noun)
imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination an illusion that misleads
something many people believe that is false a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
a predisposition to like something
fancy (adjective) will-o'-the-wisp (adjective)
not plain; decorative or ornamented
fancy (verb) will-o'-the-wisp (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
Difference between fancy and will-o'-the-wisp

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