What is the meaning of fancy?

noun

  • Something many people believe that is false.
    • usage: "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
  • A kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination.
  • A predisposition to like something.
    • usage: "he had a fondness for whiskey"

verb

  • Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.
    • usage: "I can't see him on horseback"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
  • Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for.
    • usage: "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

adjective

  • Not plain; decorative or ornamented.
    • usage: "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
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