Fancy Definition
fănsē
fancied, fancier, fancies, fanciest, fancying
adjective
fancier, fanciest
Highly decorated.
A fancy hat.
American Heritage
Based on fancy; capricious; whimsical; fanciful.
Webster's New World
Higher than real value; extravagant.
A fancy price.
Webster's New World
Of superior skill; intricate and difficult.
Fancy diving.
Webster's New World
Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated.
A fancy restaurant; a fancy way of asking for a loan.
American Heritage
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noun
fancies
Imagination, now esp. light, playful, or whimsical imagination.
Webster's New World
Illusion or delusion.
Webster's New World
Something imagined or invented by the mind.
American Heritage
A mental image.
Webster's New World
A romantic liking or interest.
She's taken a fancy to you.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- romance
- passion
- amorousness
- love
- preference
- wishes
- partiality
- liking
- will
- pleasure
- mind
- fantastic notion
- hallucination
- bubble
- passing fancy
verb
fancied, fancies, fancying
To have a liking for; be fond of.
To fancy rich desserts.
Webster's New World
To have a desire or inclination for.
Would you fancy a cup of coffee?
American Heritage
To take a romantic interest in (someone).
Do you think he fancies her?
American Heritage
To believe something without being sure; suppose.
They are, I fancy, still friends.
Webster's New World
To form an idea of; imagine.
Webster's New World
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idiom
fancy (that)!
- can you imagine (that)!
Webster's New World
the fancy
- the enthusiasts of some sport or hobby, esp. boxing
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fancy
- fancy (that)!
- the fancy
Origin of Fancy
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From Middle English, a contraction of fantasy, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Late Latin phantasia (“an idea, notion, fancy, phantasm”), from Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantazō, “to render visible”)
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English fantsy imagination, fantasy from fantasie fantasy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English fantsy imagination, fantasy from fantasie fantasy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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