Source : WordNet®
fancy
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the
illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy},
{phantasy}]
2: fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and
superficial than imagination
3: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for
whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {partiality}]
[also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]
fancy
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't 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 jeweler's
window" [syn: {go for}, {take to}]
[also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]
fancy
adj : not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting";
"fancy clothes" [ant: {plain}]
[also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]
fanciest
See {fancy}