Synonyms for nancy
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nan-see; French nahn-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnæn si; French nɑ̃ˈsi |
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Définition of nancy
Origin :- fem. proper name, probably a pet form of Ancy, diminutive of Middle English Annis "Agnes" (see Agnes). As an adjective meaning "effeminate" (with reference to men) it is from 1904. Among the top 10 popular names for girls born in U.S. between 1935 and 1955.
- As in flounce : verb bounce; intermittently move
- This system is carried out at the Maxéville brewery, near Nancy.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- From Nancy by way of pinal we may easily reach the heart of the Vosges.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Well, Sir, and now what remains, if you really love Nancy so well as you say you do?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Nancy's had more to bear from the way she took her troubles than from the troubles themselves.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- And yet Nancy was not clinging to life itself; she only seemed to be, because she clung to love.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Nancy had straightened herself, without the support of her pillows.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- And Miss Nancy with the treble ruffles in her hand now appeared.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I never knew you to be really afraid of anything in the world, Nancy.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- For Nancy Monsieur de Boisdhyver seemed to have a fascination.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- But, Tom, Nancy is with him and as absorbed in the thing as he is.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
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