Definitions for Fancy

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Fancy fan·cy

Spelling: [fan-see]

IPA: /ˈfæn si/

Fancy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in Fancy (acfny).

Definitions for Fancy

noun

1. imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
2. the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.
3. a mental image or conception:
4. an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion:
5. a caprice; whim; vagary:
6. capricious preference; inclination; a liking:
7. critical judgment; taste.
8. the breeding of animals to develop points of beauty or excellence.
9. love.
10. the fancy, Archaic. people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.

adjective

1. made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy; of superfine quality or exceptional appeal:
2. ornamental; decorative; not plain:
3. depending on imagination or caprice; whimsical; irregular:
4. bred to develop points of beauty or excellence, as an animal.
5. much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant:

Verb phrases

1. fancy up, to make superficially showy by way of improvement:

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of mild surprise):

verb (used with object)

1. to form a conception of; picture to oneself:
2. to believe without being absolutely sure or certain:
3. to take a liking to; like.
4. to breed to develop a special type of animal.

Origin of Fancy

1350-1400; Middle English fan(t)sy, syncopated variant of fantasie fantasy

Examples for Fancy

"But you forget where we are," answered the Man of fancy, who overheard the remark.

To get the product from manufacturer to arm, the product is lyophilized (a fancy word for freeze dried).

I fancy Holmes would have destroyed those theories with nothing more than his intuition.

If he had engaged himself to a handsome schoolmistress, it was his fancy, and he could afford it.

Yet her work is all heart, her flights of fancy rich with nostalgia without being mawkish.

She shook her head and the fancy cleared away, and then others came.

I fancy, now, there's not a good waiter this side of New York.

But, I fancy, it is many, many years ago since he was bashful.

This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.

They're also proof that no matter how fancy you are, you can't escape the urge to watch two girls make out.