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puff vs fancy

fancy vs puff

puff and fancy both are nouns.

puff and fancy both are adjectives.

puff and fancy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
puff Yes Yes Yes No
fancy Yes Yes Yes No
puff (noun) fancy (noun)
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth something many people believe that is false
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together a predisposition to like something
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
thick cushion used as a seat
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
a short light gust of air
puff (adjective) fancy (adjective)
gathered for protruding fullness not plain; decorative or ornamented
puff (verb) fancy (verb)
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
blow hard and loudly have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
to swell or cause to enlarge
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
praise extravagantly
suck in or take (air)
smoke and exhale strongly
make proud or conceited
Difference between puff and fancy

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