fancy's
A whim possesses
Fancy's is the possessive or contracted form of fancy.
As a possessive, it indicates something belonging to a fancy or whim: fancy's fleeting nature.
As a contraction of "fancy is" or "fancy has," it appears in casual speech: Fancy's not really my style.
The word most often occurs in literary or poetic contexts.
Spontaneous, capricious notions
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- longingsIntense persistent desires
- capricesSudden impulsive urges
- inclinationsInherent preferences or tendencies
preferences · tastes · yearnings · wishes · wants · hankerings · urges · notions
Idle waking thoughts
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- reveriesIdle waking fantasies
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- conceitsSelf-important beliefs
illusions · flights · inventions · notions · whimsies · dreams · imaginings · creations
Decorative embellishments for display
- decorationsObjects adding visual appeal
- embellishmentsDecorative extras added on
- frillsSuperfluous decorative elements
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
trimmings · adornments · elegances · refinements · intricacies · details · embroideries · curlicues
Compresses with force
- infatuationsIntense short-lived attractions
- attachmentsItems joined to something
- likingsPositive inclinations toward things
- fondnessesPlural warm attachments
admirations · attractions · sweethearts · loves · beloveds · darlings · paramours · flames
whims
Spontaneous, capricious notions
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- longingsIntense persistent desires
- capricesSudden impulsive urges
inclinations · preferences · tastes · yearnings · wishes · wants · hankerings · urges · notions · impulses
daydreams
Idle waking thoughts
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- reveriesIdle waking fantasies
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
conceits · illusions · flights · inventions · notions · whimsies · dreams · imaginings · creations · figments
ornaments
Decorative embellishments for display
- decorationsObjects adding visual appeal
- embellishmentsDecorative extras added on
- frillsSuperfluous decorative elements
flourishes · trimmings · adornments · elegances · refinements · intricacies · details · embroideries · curlicues · filigrees
crushes
Compresses with force
- infatuationsIntense short-lived attractions
- attachmentsItems joined to something
- likingsPositive inclinations toward things
fondnesses · admirations · attractions · sweethearts · loves · beloveds · darlings · paramours · flames · devotions
fancy'sreason's
Belonging to rationality
intellect's · wisdom's · reality's · truth's · science's
- catching someone's fancyArousing another's interest
- fancy dressClothing worn as disguise
- fancy pantsPretentiously stylish person
- passing fancyTemporary, shallow attraction
- flight of fancyUnrealistic imaginative indulgence
- took someone's fancyAttracted someone's liking