 | John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...to the pleasures of imagination. FANCY, f..n'\es Imiginition, the power by which the mind forms io itself images and representations ; an opinion bred rather by the imagination than the rca^n ; inclination, liking ; caprice, humour, whim ; frolitk, idle scheme, vagary. To FANCY, fân'sè.... | |
 | John Walker - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1819 - 800 pages
...FANCIFULLY, fan'si-ful-e. ad. Accordingto the wihlncss of imagination. FANC1FULNESS, fan'se-ful-nes. s. Addiction to the pleasures of imagination. FANCY,...mind forms to itself images and representations ; an opiuion bred rather by the imagination, than the reason . inclination, liking ; caprice, humour, whim;... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 710 pages
...imagination. "ANCIFULNESS, fSn'-«M&l-n&, t. Addiction to the pleasures of imagination. FANCY, fSn-si, *. Imagination, the power by which the mind forms to itself images and representations ; in opinion bred rather by the Imagination than r1eason; inclination, liking; caprice, humour, whi:... | |
 | John Walker - 1827 - 864 pages
...imagination. FANCIFULNESS, fán-sé-ful-nes, s. Addiction to the pleasures of imagination. FANCY, fán-S¿, s. Imagination, the power by which the mind forms...caprice, humour, whim ¡ frolick, idle scheme, vagary. To FANCY, fa;iS¿, vn To imagine, to believe without being able to prove. To FANCY, fan-se, va To ponrtray... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1828 - 860 pages
...fancy. FANC1FULNESS. (fan'-se-ful-nes) n. $. Addiction to the pleasures of fancy. FANCY, (fan'-se) H. t. Imagination ; the power by which the mind forms to itself images and reprrsentations of things, or persons ; an opinion bred rather by the imagination than the reason :... | |
 | John Walker - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 628 pages
...f3n'si-f«!l-iigs, s. Addiction to the pleasures of imagination. FANCY, fin'si, s. Imagination, the power bv which the mind forms to itself images and representations;...opinion bred rather by the imagination than the reason ; inclinhtion, liking; caprice, humour, whim; frolick, idle scheme, vagary. To FANCY, ftn'fte, vn To... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1832 - 1738 pages
...faii'-se-f6l-iies. п.*. Addiction to the pleasures of imagination. //-/.. FA'NCY i, fan'-se. я. j. [Batracia.] Imagination ¡ the power by which the mind forms to itself images and representations of things, or persous. MiUJon. An opinion bred rather by the imagination than the reason. Hooker. Taste... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1834 - 682 pages
...imagination. FANCIFULNESS, fjn-se-ful-nes, >. Addiction to the pleasures of Imagination. FANCY, fin'se, i. Imagination, the power by which the mind forms to...reason ; inclination, liking ; caprice, humour, whim ; frnlick, idle scheme, vagary. To FANCY, fin^se, on To imagine, to believe without being able to prove.... | |
 | Henry Neumann, Giuseppe Baretti - English language - 1839 - 792 pages
...(•'AMI, sm. (Ant.) FANE, "temple. FANTASK./CR, vn. To fancy, to imagine. FANTASIA, y/. 1. Fancy, imagination ; the power by which the mind forms to itself images and representations. 2. Fiction, conception, image. 3. Presumption, vanity. Fantasias, Pearls joined or stringed together.... | |
 | Henry Neuman - English language - 1842 - 744 pages
...]•' v,n. sm. (Ant.) FANE, temple. FASTASEA^R, en. To fancy, to imagine. FANTASJ A, sf. 1 . Fancy, imagination ; the power by which the mind forms to itself images and representations. 2. Fiction, conception, image. 3. Presumption, vanity, fantasias, Pearls joined or stringed together.... | |
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Imagination, the power by which the mind forms to itself images and representations; an opinion bred rather by the imagination than the reason; inclination, liking; caprice, humour, whim ¡ frolick, idle scheme, vagary. 
