fancy vs image

fancy

noun
  • An image or representation of anything formed in the mind. 

  • A diamond with a distinctive colour. 

  • The object of inclination or liking. 

  • In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies). 

  • A whim. 

  • The imagination. 

  • A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing. 

  • Love or amorous attachment. 

  • The enthusiasts of such a pursuit. 

  • That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value. 

  • Any sport or hobby pursued by a group. 

  • An opinion or notion formed without much reflection. 

adv
  • In a fancy manner; fancily. 

adj
  • Of a superior grade. 

  • Unnecessarily complicated. 

  • Executed with skill. 

  • Decorative, or featuring decorations, especially intricate or diverse ones. 

verb
  • To appreciate without jealousy or greed. 

  • To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. 

  • would like 

  • To form a conception of; to portray in the mind. 

  • To breed (animals) as a hobby. 

  • To be sexually attracted to. 

  • To imagine, suppose. 

image

noun
  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

verb
  • To create an image of. 

  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

How often have the words fancy and image occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )