Fancy — synonyms, fancy antonyms, definition

1. fancy (a)

adorned affected capricious choice custom decorated deluxe detailed distinctive dressy elaborate elegant embellished extravagant fanciful fine florid flowery irregular lavish • • •

2. fancy (Noun)

affection aggrandisement aggrandizement antic attachment belief caprice caricature colouring conceit conception craving crotchet daydream deception delusion desire determination disposition dream • • •

fancy (Noun) — Something that many people believe but is false.

fancy (Noun) — A kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination.

fancy (Noun) — A predisposition to like something. ex. "he had a fancy for whiskey"

imagination imaginativeness liking misconception vision bubble ignis fatuus will-o'-the-wisp wishful thinking

3. fancy (Verb)

adopt allow approve be pleased with choose conceive conjecture conjure up countenance covet crave daydream desire dream elect embrace encourage enjoy envision espouse • • •

fancy (Verb) — Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind. ex. "I can't fancy him on horseback!"

fancy (Verb) — Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. ex. "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweller's window"

fancy (Verb) — (informal) find sexually attractive.

conceive of desire envisage ideate imagine want

4. fancy (Adjective)

plain

fancy (Adjective) — Not plain; decorative or ornamented. ex. "fancy handwriting" ex. "fancy clothes"

5. fancy (Interjection)

fancy (Interjection) — Used to express surprise. ex. "Strewth! Didn't fancy stopping with those chaps" ex. "fancy that, it was only a dollar last time I was here!"