Fancynoun
The imagination.
Highfalutinadjective
Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
‘It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.’; ‘That one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. He's over there with that mean bread lady!’; ‘His speech was very highfalutin.’;
Fancynoun
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
Highfalutinnoun
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
Fancynoun
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Highfalutin
Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish.
Fancynoun
A whim.
‘I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.’;
Highfalutinnoun
High-flown, bombastic language.
Fancynoun
Love or amorous attachment.
‘He took a fancy to her.’;
Highfalutinadjective
affectedly genteel
Fancynoun
The object of inclination or liking.
Fancynoun
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
‘Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.’; ‘the cat fancy’;
Fancynoun
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
‘He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.’;
Fancynoun
A diamond with a distinctive colour.
Fancynoun
That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
Fancynoun
(obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
Fancynoun
In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
Fancyadjective
Decorative.
‘This is a fancy shawl.’;
Fancyadjective
Of a superior grade.
‘This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.’;
Fancyadjective
Executed with skill.
‘He initiated the game winning play with a fancy, deked saucer pass to the winger.’;
Fancyadjective
(colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.
‘I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas.’;
Fancyadjective
(obsolete) Extravagant; above real value.
Fancyadverb
(nonstandard) In a fancy manner; fancily.
Fancyverb
(formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
‘I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.’;
Fancyverb
(British) would like
‘I fancy a burger tonight for dinner.’; ‘Do you fancy going to town this weekend?’;
Fancyverb
To be sexually attracted to.
‘I fancy that girl over there.’;
Fancyverb
(dated) To imagine, suppose.
‘I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey.’; ‘Fancy meeting you here!’; ‘Fancy that! I saw Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy kissing in the garden.’;
Fancyverb
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
Fancyverb
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
Fancyverb
(transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
Fancynoun
The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination.
‘In the soulAre many lesser faculties, that serveReason as chief. Among these fancy nextHer office holds.’;
Fancynoun
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit.
‘How now, my lord ! why do you keep alone,Of sorriest fancies your companoins making ?’;
Fancynoun
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression.
‘I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children.’;
Fancynoun
Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking.
‘To fit your fancies to your father's will.’;
Fancynoun
That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
‘London pride is a pretty fancy for borders.’;
Fancynoun
A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
‘At a great book sale in London, which had congregated all the fancy.’;
Fancyverb
To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof.
‘If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know.’;
Fancyverb
To love.
Fancyverb
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.
‘He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express.’;
Fancyverb
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
Fancyverb
To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal).
‘He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him were his kinsmen.’;
Fancyadjective
Adapted to please the fancy or taste, especially when of high quality or unusually appealing; ornamental; as, fancy goods; fancy clothes.
Fancyadjective
Extravagant; above real value.
‘This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants.’;
Fancynoun
something many people believe that is false;
‘they have the illusion that I am very wealthy’;
Fancynoun
fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
Fancynoun
a predisposition to like something;
‘he had a fondness for whiskey’;
Fancyverb
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’;
Fancyverb
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for;
‘She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window’;
Fancyadjective
not plain; decorative or ornamented;
‘fancy handwriting’; ‘fancy clothes’;
