fancy (adj.)

  1. not plain; decorative or ornamented; fancy handwriting; fancy clothes'

    fancy (n.)

  1. something many people believe that is false; they have the illusion that I am very wealthy

    [ Syn: illusion , fantasy , 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

    [ Syn: fondness , partiality ]

    fancy (v.)

  1. imagine; conceive of; see in ones mind; I cant see him on horseback!; I can see what will happen; I can see a risk in this strategy

    [ Syn: visualize , visualise , envision , project , see , figure , picture , image ]

  2. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jewelers window

    [ Syn: go for , take to ]

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