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fancied

/ˈfæn.sid/

Meanings
adjective
Imagined.

Examples :

"The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear."
mind philosophy

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Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration resemblance

resemblance noun

/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/

The quality or state of resembling

"The resemblance between the twins was striking; they looked almost identical. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Illustration sexually

sexually adverb

/ˈsɛkʃuəli/ /ˈsɛkʃwəli/

In a sexual manner: erotically.

"She kissed him sexually."

Illustration jealousy

jealousy noun

/ˈdʒɛləsi/

A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

"Her jealousy flared when she saw her boyfriend talking closely with another girl at the party. "

Illustration attracted

attracted verb

/əˈtɹæktɪd/

To pull toward without touching.

"A magnet attracts iron filings."

Illustration conception

conception noun

/kənˈsɛpʃən/

The act of conceiving.

"The conception of the new project took several brainstorming sessions. "

Illustration varieties

varieties noun

/vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.tiz/

The quality of being varied; diversity.

"Variety is the spice of life."

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration appreciate

appreciate verb

/əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/

To be grateful or thankful for.

"I appreciate your efforts"

Illustration imagined

imagined verb

/ɪˈmædʒɪnd/

To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

"Try to imagine a pink elephant."