Word Frequency
fancy (ˈfænsɪ
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Definitions
adjective
-cier, -ciest- not plain; ornamented or decorative ⇒
a fancy cake
,fancy clothes
- requiring skill to perform; intricate ⇒
a fancy dance routine
- arising in the imagination; capricious or illusory
- (often used ironically) superior in quality or impressive ⇒
a fancy course in business administration
- higher than expected ⇒
fancy prices
- (of a domestic animal) bred for particular qualities
noun
(plural) -cies- a sudden capricious idea; whim
- a sudden or irrational liking for a person or thing
- the power to conceive and represent decorative and novel imagery, esp in poetry. Fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination See imagination (sense 4)
- an idea or thing produced by this
- a mental image
- taste or judgment, as in art of dress
- Also called: fantasy, fantasia (music) a composition for solo lute, keyboard, etc, current during the 16th and 17th centuries
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See the fancy
verb
-cies, -cying, -cied tr- to picture in the imagination
- to suppose; imagine ⇒
I fancy it will rain
- often used with a negative to like ⇒
I don't fancy your chances!
- reflexive to have a high or ill-founded opinion of oneself ⇒
he fancied himself as a doctor
- (informal) to have a wish for; desire ⇒
she fancied some chocolate
- (British, informal) to be physically attracted to (another person)
- to breed (animals) for particular characteristics
exclamation
- Also: fancy that!. an exclamation of surprise or disbelief
Derived Forms
ˈfancily adverbˈfanciness noun
Word Origin
C15 fantsy, shortened from fantasie; see fantasySynonyms
View thesaurus entry = elaborate, decorated, decorative, extravagant, intricate, baroque, ornamented, ornamental, ornate, elegant, fanciful, embellished,
= wish for, want, desire, would like, hope for, dream of, relish, long for, crave, be attracted to, yearn for, thirst for, hanker after, have a yen for
Quotations including 'fancy'
"Ever let the fancy roam,Pleasure never is at home"
"Tell me where is fancy bred,Or in the heart or in the head?"
Translations for 'fancy'
- British English: fancy If you fancy something, you want to have it or do it.Do you fancy going to see a film sometime?ˈfænsɪ VERB
- Arabic: يَرْغَبُ في
- Brazilian Portuguese: gostar de atraída
- Chinese: 想象
- Croatian: željeti
- Czech: mít chuť
- Danish: kunne tænke sig
- Dutch: zin hebben in
- European Spanish: tener ganas de
- Finnish: tykätä
- French: être attiré par
- German: jemanden attraktiv finden
- Greek: συμπαθώ
- Italian: piacere
- Japanese: ･･･が気に入る
- Korean: 공상하다
- Norwegian: forestille (seg)
- Polish: mieć ochotę na
- Portuguese: fantasiar
- Romanian: a-și imagina
- Russian: желать
- Spanish: apetecer
- Swedish: tycka om
- Thai: ปรารถนา
- Turkish: hoşlanmak
- Ukrainian: хотіти
- Vietnamese: thích
- British English: fancyˈfænsɪ Something that is fancy is special and not ordinary.We were all wearing fancy clothes. ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: مُزَيَّن
- Brazilian Portuguese: pomposo pomposa
- Chinese: 奇特的
- Croatian: pomodan
- Czech: exkluzivní
- Danish: smart
- Dutch: chic
- European Spanish: elaborado
- Finnish: erikoinen
- French: sophistiqué
- German: ausgefallen
- Greek: ασυνήθιστος ασυνήθιστη
- Italian: stravagante
- Japanese: 特別な
- Korean: 화려한
- Norwegian: fancy
- Polish: wymyślny wymyślna
- Portuguese: chique
- Romanian: șic șic
- Russian: причудливый
- Spanish: extravagante
- Swedish: fin fint
- Thai: แฟนซี
- Turkish: fantezi
- Ukrainian: фантастичний
- Vietnamese: đặc biệt
- British English: fancy If you describe something as fancy, you mean that it is special, unusual, or elaborate, for example because it has a lot of decoration. ADJECTIVEIt was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
- Brazilian Portuguese: luxuoso luxuosa
- Chinese: 别致的别致緻的
- European Spanish: lujoso lujosa
- French: recherché recherchée
- German: ausgefallen
- Italian: stravagante
- Japanese: 装飾的な
- Korean: 최고급의
- Portuguese: luxuoso luxuosa
- Spanish: lujoso lujosa
Example Sentences Including 'fancy'
"Very fancy , Sir Morgan," said the sergeant Alastair Turner, pushing through the throng round James to reveal a large pocket knife.Country Life (2005)
Blowing Wind, remounted to finish third in last year's drama, is sure to be a popular fancy with the record-breaking Tony McCoy on board.Irish Times (2002)
But she'd dressed up her irrational convictions in the fancy clothes of literary allusion.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
I must say, I wouldn't fancy hearing out Boycott on the technical toils of Tiger Woods.Glasgow Herald (2001)
It was a difficult crossword, I mean fancy Evelyn taking The Times.SOMEBODY (2002)
No matter how much money you make or what fancy title they nail on your door, you're still somebody's errand boy.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
No more table football in the office, no more brainstorming sessions over fancy snacks, no more team-building events in mountain resorts.Globe and Mail (2003)
The gallery will have an exhibition in October with drawings of buildings, flights of fancy , from architect John Brown.Glasgow Herald (2001)
They did not fancy seeing their teaching on sale for sixpence a week; they also resented seeing their inadequacies exposed in print.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
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