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 'fanciest' in a sentence
fanciest
You can walk into the fanciest restaurant in flip-flops and shorts.
The Sun (2015)
Here's where to go for the fanciest footwork.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Its fanciest gimmick was suggesting a sprig of parsley on the butter dish.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You can go to the fanciest restaurant, or a hole in the wall.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Some - the ones who provided the fanciest toys - are giving them money outright.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Buy the fanciest pre-prepared meals that you can find.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The three fanciest ones cost 500 each and were donated by wellwishers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Ignore the fanciest flowers and the most heart-stopping blooms: we are not looking for the plants that shout the loudest.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The desirability of the fanciest affordable homes may not be widely advertised - but it is only a matter of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I was no longer interested in the highest-paid job, the fanciest title or the most prestigious university.