FANCY


Meaning of FANCY in English

I . n.

1.

Imagination ( properly, as exercised in sportive or whimsical moods ), which see .

2.

Pleasing conceit, happy conception, striking thought, ideal image, bright stroke.

3.

Notion, idea, thought, conception, conceit, impression, apprehension, image.

4.

Liking, fondness, inclination, penchant , taste.

5.

Caprice, humor, whim, crotchet, quirk, freak, vagary, whimsey, maggot, fantasy, odd ~.

II . v. n.

Imagine, think, suppose, apprehend, conjecture, believe, take it.

III . v. a.

1.

Conceive, imagine, form a conception of, figure to one's self.

2.

Like, be pleased with, have a ~ for.

IV . a.

1.

Imaginative, of the ~, fancied.

2.

Ornamental ( rather than useful ), elegant, fine, nice.

3.

Fanciful, extravagant, beyond all real worth.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.