fancy

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

imagination (the faculty): P. φαντασία, ἡ.

conceit, notion: P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, δόκησις, ἡ, δόξασμα, τό, ἔννοια, ἡ, V. δόκημα, τό, Ar. and P. νόημα, τό.

imagination (as opposed to reality): P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, δόκησις, ἡ.

false picture (as opposed to truth): P. εἴδωλον, τό.

heard ye a cry or has some vain fancy cozened me: V. βοῆς ἠκούσατ' ἢ δοκὼ κενὴ ὑπῆλθέ με (Euripides, Electra 747).

castle in the air: P. εὐχή, ἡ.

mind: P. and V. νοῦς, ὁ, Ar. and P. διάνοια, ἡ, Ar. and V. φρήν, ἡ, or pl. (rare P.); see mind.

suspicion: P. and V. ὑπόνοια, ἡ, ὑποψία, ἡ.

speculation: P. θεωρία, ἡ.

take a fancy (to things): P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.); see desire, like.

take a fancy (to persons): P. φιλοφρονεῖσθαι (acc.).

take (a person's) fancy: use attract, please.

verb transitive

P. and V. δοξάζειν, Ar. and V. δοκεῖν (rare P.) (absol.).

suspect: P. and V. ὑποπτεύειν, ὑπονοεῖν.

like: P. ἡδέως ἔχειν (dat.); see like.