fancy meaning and definition

FANCY noun

Definition of fancy (noun)

1. something many people believe that is false
   • "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
   • synonyms: fantasy, illusion, phantasy
2. a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
3. a predisposition to like something
   • "he had a fondness for whiskey"
   • synonyms: fondness, partiality

FANCY verb

Definition of fancy (verb)

1. 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: envision, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize
2. 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

FANCY adjective

Definition of fancy (adjective)

1. not plain; decorative or ornamented
   • "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
   • antonym: plain