Difference between Fancy and Fantasy

What is the difference between Fancy and Fantasy?

Fancy as a noun is the imagination; an imagined image. while Fantasy as a noun is that which comes from one's imagination

Fancy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The imagination; an imagined image. A whim. Love or amorous attachment. Any sport or hobby pursued by a group. The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Decorative. Of a superior grade. Executed with skill. Unnecessarily complicated.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To appreciate without jealousy or greed. would like to To be sexually attracted to. To imagine.

Example sentence: In terms of men I fancy, I think the actor James Franco is gorgeous. But I find it odd to be described as a sex symbol myself.

Fantasy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That which comes from one's imaginationThe literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and fictive medieval technology.The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

Example sentence: I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times.

We hope you now know whether to use Fancy or Fantasy in your sentence.

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