Fancy vs. Like
Difference Between Fancy and Like
Fancyadjective
Highly decorated
a fancy hat.Likeverb
To find pleasant or attractive; enjoy
Do you like ice cream? I like your style.Fancyadjective
Complex or intricate
the fancy footwork of a figure skater.Likeverb
To want to have
I would like some coffee.Fancyadjective
Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated
a fancy restaurant.a fancy way of asking for a loan.Likeverb
To prefer
How would you like your coffee—with sugar or without?.Fancyadjective
Of superior grade; fine
fancy preserves.Likeverb
To feel about; regard
How do you like these new theater seats?.Fancyadjective
Excessive or exorbitant
paid a fancy price for the car.Likeverb
To believe or predict that (a certain competitor) will win a contest
Which team do you like in tonight's game?.Fancyadjective
Bred for unusual qualities or special points.
Likeverb
To perform well under (a given condition) or using (a given feature)
This car does not like cold weather. The engine does not like enriched fuel.Fancynoun
The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.
Likeverb
(Archaic) To be pleasing to.
Fancynoun
Something imagined or invented by the mind
"As the fancies that kept crowding in upon him only made him more excited, he got out of bed and tried to think." (Sherwood Anderson).Likeverb
To have an inclination or a preference
If you like, we can meet you there.Fancynoun
A capricious liking or inclination
I have a fancy for a glass of wine.Likeverb
(Scots) To be pleased.
Fancynoun
A romantic liking or interest
She's taken a fancy to you.Likenoun
Something that is liked; a preference
made a list of his likes and dislikes.Fancynoun
The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.
Likenoun
One similar to or like another. Used with the
was subject to coughs, asthma, and the like.Fancynoun
The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.
Likenoun
often likes(Informal) An equivalent or similar person or thing; an equal or match
I've never seen the likes of this before. We'll never see his like again.Fancyverb
To have a liking or enthusiasm for
fancies sports cars.Likepreposition
Possessing the characteristics of; resembling closely; similar to
Your house is like mine.Fancyverb
To have a desire or inclination for
Would you fancy a cup of coffee?.Likepreposition
In the typical manner of
It's not like you to take offense.Fancyverb
To take a romantic interest in (someone)
Do you think he fancies her?.Likepreposition
In the same way as
lived like royalty.Fancyverb
To imagine or suppose
"I fancy she is an exceedingly proud woman" (Jane Austen).Likepreposition
Inclined or disposed to
felt like running away.Fancynoun
The imagination.
Likepreposition
As if the probability exists for
looks like a bad year for farmers.Fancynoun
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
Likepreposition
Such as; for example
saved things like old newspapers and pieces of string.Fancynoun
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Likeadjective
Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics; similar
on this and like occasions.Fancynoun
A whim.
I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.Likeadverb
In the manner of being; as if. Used as an intensifier of action
worked like hell.ran like crazy.Fancynoun
Love or amorous attachment.
He took a fancy to her.Likeadverb
(Informal) Probably; likely
Like as not she'll change her mind.Fancynoun
The object of inclination or liking.
Likeadverb
Nearly; approximately
The price is more like 1,000 dollars.Fancynoun
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.the cat fancyLikeadverb
(Nonstandard) Used to provide emphasis or to focus attention on something
Let's like talk about this for a minute. It's like so crowded you can't move.Fancynoun
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.Likeconjunction
In the same way that; as
To dance like she does requires great discipline.Fancynoun
A diamond with a distinctive colour.
Likeconjunction
As if
It looks like we'll finish on time.Fancynoun
That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
Likeverb
To please.
Fancynoun
(obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
Likeverb
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
I like hamburgersI like skiing in winterI like the Seattle Mariners this seasonFancynoun
In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
Likeverb
(obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
Fancyadjective
Decorative.
This is a fancy shawl.Likeverb
To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
I like to go to the dentist every six monthsShe likes to keep herself physically fitwe like to keep one around the office just in caseFancyadjective
Of a superior grade.
This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.Likeverb
(obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
Fancyadjective
Executed with skill.
He initiated the game winning play with a fancy, deked saucer pass to the winger.Likeverb
(archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
He liked to have been too late.Fancyadjective
(colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.
I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas.Likeverb
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.Fancyadjective
(obsolete) Extravagant; above real value.
Likeverb
(obsolete) To liken; to compare.
Fancyadverb
(nonstandard) In a fancy manner; fancily.
Likeverb
To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
I liked my friend's last status on Facebook.I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.Fancyverb
(formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.Likenoun
Something that a person likes (prefers).
Tell me your likes and dislikes.Fancyverb
(British) would like
I fancy a burger tonight for dinner.Do you fancy going to town this weekend?Likenoun
(internet) An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.
Fancyverb
To be sexually attracted to.
I fancy that girl over there.Likenoun
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like.It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.Fancyverb
(dated) To imagine, suppose.
I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey.Fancy meeting you here!Fancy that! I saw Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy kissing in the garden.Likenoun
(golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
to play the likeFancyverb
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
Likeadjective
Similar.
My partner and I have like minds.Fancyverb
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
Likeadjective
(obsolete) Likely; probable.
Fancyverb
(transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
Likeadverb
(informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
There are lots of birds, like ducks and gulls, in this park.Fancynoun
something many people believe that is false;
they have the illusion that I am very wealthyLikeadverb
Likely.
Fancynoun
fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
Likeadverb
In a like or similar manner.
Like the woman down the street so confidently sang, she wanted to be able to too.Fancynoun
a predisposition to like something;
he had a fondness for whiskeyLikeconjunction
(colloquial) As, the way.
Fancyverb
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
I can't see him on horseback!I can see what will happenI can see a risk in this strategyLikeconjunction
As if; as though.
It looks like you've finished the project.It seemed like you didn't care.Fancyverb
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for;
She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's windowLikepreposition
Similar to, reminiscent of.
These hamburgers taste like leather.Fancyadjective
not plain; decorative or ornamented;
fancy handwritingfancy clothesLikeinterjection
Used to place emphasis upon a statement.
divint ye knaa, like?Likeverb
prefer or wish to do something;
Do you care to try this dish?Would you like to come along to the movies?Likeverb
find enjoyable or agreeable;
I like joggingShe likes to read Russian novelsLikeverb
be fond of;
I like my nephewsLikeverb
feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard;
How did you like the President's speech last night?Likeverb
want to have;
I'd like a beer now!Likeadjective
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;
suits of like designa limited circle of like mindsmembers of the cat family have like dispositionsas like as two peas in a poddoglike devotiona dreamlike qualityLikeadjective
equal in amount or value;
like amountsequivalent amountsthe same amountgave one six blows and the other a like numberan equal numberthe same numberLikeadjective
having the same or similar characteristics;
all politicians are alikethey looked utterly alikefriends are generaly alike in background and tasteLikeadjective
conforming in every respect;
boxes with corresponding dimensionsthe like period of the preceding year
