Definition of 'fancy'
Noun
- something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
Synonyms: illusion fantasy phantasy - a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
Synonyms: fondness partiality
Verb
- 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"
Synonyms: visualize visualise envision project see figure picture image - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
Synonyms: go for take to
Adjective
- not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
Antonyms: plain
