Fancy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adjective
fancy clothes
Extra examples
Which horse do you fancy in the Derby?
...try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India...
His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure fancy.
Critics have dismissed his plan as mere fancy.
He drives a big, fancy car.
...we're having a little get-together after the concert—nothing fancy...
This fancy is very ancient, for Orosius hints at it.
I fancy a swim.
She fancied she heard some voices.
He fancies himself not in the senate, but on the bench.
You can tell that she fancies herself from the way she dresses.
I do not think she fancies much the man.
Her belief that she can sing is a mere fancy.
Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: fancy
he/she/it: fancies
present participle: fancying
past tense: fancied
past participle: fancied
singular: fancy
plural: fancies
comparative: fancier
superlative: fanciest
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