Definition of fancy
- fancy our embarrassment
- Just fancy my surprise when I heard that he was getting married.
- she fancied she had met him before
- real or fancied wrongs
- fancied myself a child again
Which horse do you fancy in the Derby?
try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearadore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, get off (on), groove (on), like, love, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in), savor (also savour);
admire, appreciate, cherish, revere, venerate, worship;
be partial to, get a kick out of (or charge), go for, have a soft spot for, take to;
His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure fancy.
Critics have dismissed his plan as mere fancy.
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appetite, favor, fondness, like, liking, love, love affair, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use;
craving, desire, hankering, longing, thirst, yen;
enthusiasm, gusto, interest, passion;
He drives a big, fancy car.
we're having a little get-together after the concert—nothing fancy
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First Known Use: 1646
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yeardevilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful;
boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless;
unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted;
a bit much, over the top;
: to take pleasure in (something)
: to consider (someone or something) likely to win or succeed
: to want to have or do (something)
: the feeling of liking someone or something
: the power of the mind to imagine things
: something imagined
: not plain or ordinary
: very expensive and fashionable
: done with great skill and grace
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