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"
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Definition of 'fancy' 
