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Traditional English :: fancy
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fency - n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -ies)
1 an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to).
2 a caprice or whim.
3 a thing favoured, e.g. a horse to win a race.
4 an arbitrary supposition.
5 a the faculty of using imagination or of inventing imagery. b a mental image.
6 delusion; unfounded belief.
7 (prec. by the) those who have a certain hobby; fanciers, esp. patrons of boxing. --adj. (usu. attrib.) (fancier, fanciest)
1 ornamental; not plain.
2 capricious, whimsical, extravagant (at a fancy price).
3 based on imagination, not fact.
4 US (of foods etc.) above average quality.
5 (of flowers etc.) particoloured.
6 (of an animal) bred for particular points of beauty etc. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1 (foll. by that + clause) be inclined to suppose; rather think.
2 Brit. colloq. feel a desire for (do you fancy a drink?).
3 Brit. colloq. find sexually attractive.
4 colloq. have an unduly high opinion of (oneself, one's ability, etc.).
5 (in imper.) an exclamation of surprise (fancy their doing that!).
6 picture to oneself; conceive, imagine. catch (or take) the fancy of please; appeal to. fancy dress fanciful costume, esp. for masquerading as a different person or as an animal etc. at a party. fancy-free without (esp. emotional) commitments. fancy goods ornamental novelties etc. fancy man sl. derog.
1 a woman's lover.
2 a pimp. fancy woman sl. derog. a mistress. fancy-work ornamental sewing etc. fanciable adj. (in sense 3 of v.). fancily adv. fanciness n. [contr. of FANTASY] |
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Related Words
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collar
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lyric
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shawl
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Most Often Usage
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cat fancy magazine
fancy dog collar
fancy dancer
fancy diamonds
fancy dress
reba fancy lyric
fancy gap va
fancy cat collar
fancy dress hire
fancy dog bed
reba mcentire fancy
fancy cake
fancy lala
knitted fancy
girl fancy dress
fabric fancy
nothin fancy
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