arising in the imagination; capricious or illusory
4.
(often used ironically) superior in quality or impressive
a fancy course in business administration
5.
higher than expected
fancy prices
6.
(of a domestic animal) bred for particular qualities
nounWord forms: plural-cies
7.
a sudden capricious idea; whim
8.
a sudden or irrational liking for a person or thing
9.
the power to conceive and represent decorative and novel imagery, esp in poetry. Fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
imagination (sense 4)
10.
an idea or thing produced by this
11.
a mental image
12.
taste or judgment, as in art of dress
13. Also called: fantasy, fantasia music
a composition for solo lute, keyboard, etc, current during the 16th and 17th centuries
14. the fancy
verbWord forms: -cies, -cying or -cied(transitive)
15.
to picture in the imagination
16.
to suppose; imagine
I fancy it will rain
17. (often used with a negative)
to like
I don't fancy your chances!
18. (reflexive)
to have a high or ill-founded opinion of oneself
he fancied himself as a doctor
19. informal
to have a wish for; desire
she fancied some chocolate
20. British informal
to be physically attracted to (another person)
21.
to breed (animals) for particular characteristics
exclamation
22. Also: fancy that!
an exclamation of surprise or disbelief
Derived forms
fancily (ˈfancily)
adverb
fanciness (ˈfanciness)
noun
Word origin
C15 fantsy, shortened from fantasie; see fantasy
Examples of 'fancies' in a sentence
fancies
If you're not doing well, you're in trouble because no one fancies your players.
The Sun (2017)
This is not the action of a man who fancies his forwards.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She said she always fancied me, now she really, really fancies me!
The Sun (2011)
I know she fancies quite a few celebrities too.
The Sun (2011)
I think the other one fancies me too.
The Sun (2016)
He's worked hard all his life, but now fancies a bit of fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Fancies herself as being a future party leader.
The Sun (2017)
Now he's fed up and fancies a change.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Offer to make dinner and casually enquire if he fancies anyone.