Definitions of Fancy [ˈfæn si]

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Definition of 'Fancy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fancy
imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner.

2.  fancy
the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.

3.  fancy
a mental conception; notion:
happy fancies of being famous.

4.  fancy
an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion.

5.  fancy
a caprice; whim.

6.  fancy
inclination; a liking:
to take a fancy to smoked oysters.

7.  fancy
critical judgment; taste.

8.  fancy
amorous inclination; love.

9.  fancy
Archaic. people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.

10. (adj.) fancy
of superfine quality or exceptional appeal:
fancy goods.

11.  fancy
decorative:
a cake with a fancy icing.

12.  fancy
whimsical; irregular:
a fancy conception of time.

13.  fancy
costly; exorbitant:
a consultant who charges fancy fees.

14. (v.t.) fancy
to picture to oneself; imagine.

15.  fancy
to believe without being absolutely sure:
I fancy you are my new neighbor.

16.  fancy
to like.

17. (interj.) fancy
(used as an exclamation of mild surprise):
They invited you, too? Fancy!

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME fan(t)sy, var. of fantasiefantasy)

Definition of 'Fancy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
something many people believe that is false
"they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

2. (noun) fancy
a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

3. (adj) fondness, fancy, partiality
a predisposition to like something
"he had a fondness for whiskey"

4. (verb) fancy
not plain; decorative or ornamented
"fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

5. (verb) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
"I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

6. (verb) fancy, go for, take to
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
"She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

Definition of 'Fancy'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) fancy
expensive and of high quality
fancy restaurants/stores/cars

2. fancy
≠ simple
I don't need anything fancy.

3. (verb) fancy
to be romantically attracted to

Definition of 'Fancy'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Fancy
adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods

2. (adj) Fancy
extravagant; above real value

3. (noun) Fancy
the faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination

4. (noun) Fancy
an image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit

5. (noun) Fancy
an opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression

6. (noun) Fancy
inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking

7. (noun) Fancy
that which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value

8. (noun) Fancy
a sort of love song or light impromptu ballad

9. (verb) Fancy
to figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof

10. (verb) Fancy
to love

11. (verb) Fancy
to form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine

12. (verb) Fancy
to have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners

13. (verb) Fancy
to believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal)

Translation of 'Fancy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire The child had many peculiar fancies.
Afrikaans: gier, voorliefde, neiging	Arabic: هوى، وَهْم	Bulgarian: прищявка
Brazilian: capricho	Czech: rozmar, vrtoch	German: die Vorliebe
Danish: grille; indfald	Greek: επιθυμία	Spanish: capricho, antojo
Estonian: mõttevälgatus, uid	Farsi: میل؛ هوس	Finnish: mieliteko
French: envie	Hebrew: חִיבָּה	Hindi: असामान्य
Croatian: naklonost, ljubav	Hungarian: szeszély	Indonesian: keinginan
Icelandic: stundarhrifning; duttlung	Italian: capriccio	Japanese: 好み
Korean: (일시적인) 기호, 애호	Lithuanian: užgaida, kaprizas	Latvian: untums; kaprīze
Malay: minat	Dutch: lust	Norwegian: innfall, lyst, lune
Polish: upodobanie, zachcianka	Persian: میل؛ هوس	Pashto: مینه
Portuguese: capricho	Romanian: capriciu, toană	Russian: каприз
Slovenian: želja	Serbian: želja	Swedish: böjelse, smak, förkärlek,
Thai: ความต้องการ หรือความชอบที	Turkish: isteme, canı çekme	Taiwanese: 一時喜好，一時興起
Ukrainian: уподобання; пристрасть	Urdu: اچانک غیر متوقع رغبت یا ذ	Vietnamese: sự mê thích nhất thời
Chinese: （常为一时的）爱好，迷恋
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