- fancy⇄adj. 1. made or arranged specially to please; decorated; ornamental.
Ex. a fancy blouse, fancy trimming.
(SYN) elegant, fine.
2. requiring much skill.
Ex. fancy skating.
3. chosen to please the fancy or one's special tast - fancy⇄adv. (U.S. Informal.) in a fancy manner.
Ex. He talks fancy, but don't believe a word of what he says. - fancy⇄expr. fancy up, (U.S. Informal.) to make showy or attractive; decorate; embellish.
Ex. We'd like to talk to you about ... how to fancy up a house or apartment (New Yorker). Demonstrations actually lose their power, in many cases, when fancied up wi - fancy⇄expr. the fancy, (Rare.) those who fancy a particular amusement or pursuit, especially the prize ring.
Ex. Among leaders of the fancy, it is an unhesitating belief that pluck and endurance are the highest of attributes (Herbert Spencer). - fancy⇄fancy, noun, pl.-cies,verb, -cied,-cying,adjective, -cier,-ciest,adverb.
- fancy⇄noun 1a. the power to imagine; imagination.
Ex. Dragons, fairies, and giants are creatures of fancy.
(SYN) fantasy.
b. the ability to create illustrative or decorative imagery, especially in literature.
(SYN) fantasy.
c. - fancy⇄v.t. 1. to picture to oneself; imagine.
Ex. Can you fancy yourself on the moon?
(SYN) conceive, picture.
2. to have an idea or belief; suppose.
Ex. I fancy that is right, but I amnot sure. I fancy she is about forty.
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