Fancy

English Meaning

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination.

1. The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature. See Synonyms at imagination.
2. An image or a fantastic invention created by the mind.
3. A capricious notion; a whim.
4. A capricious liking or inclination.
5. Critical sensibility; taste.
6. Amorous or romantic attachment; love.
7. The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.
8. The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.
9. Highly decorated: a fancy hat.
10. Arising in the fancy; capricious.
11. Executed with skill; complex or intricate: the fancy footwork of a figure skater.
12. Of superior grade; fine: fancy preserves.
13. Excessive or exorbitant: paid a fancy price for the car.
14. Bred for unusual qualities or special points.
15. To visualize; imagine: "She tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out” ( Lewis Carroll).
16. To take a fancy to; like.
17. To suppose; guess.