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fancy
psychology
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- thought
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- imagination
fancy, the power of conception and representation in artistic expression (such as through the use of figures of speech by a poet). The term is sometimes used as a synonym for imagination, especially in the sense of the power of conceiving and giving artistic form to that which is not existent, known, or experienced. When the term fancy is treated as a synonym of conceit, it is defined as the conceiving power that concerns itself with imagery, such as figures of speech and details of a decorative design. The concepts of fancy and imagination have always been closely related, but ...(100 of 255 words)