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Definition of fancy in English: fancyverbfancies, fancying, fanciedˈfansiˈfænsi [with object]1British informal Feel a desire or liking for. Example sentencesExamples - But if you fancy a more adventurous evening and want to enjoy a full range of nightlife activities Pattaya is just a few minutes down the coast.
- So if you fancy a drink in surroundings with a difference, and like the idea of going from flower power to power suits in a few hundred yards, Bar Talk knows the place for you.
- I don't usually drink on my own, but I just fancied a beer.
- If you fancy a smoke and a drink, this isn't the place for you.
- For those who fancy the traditional style of antiques/furniture and want to buy these as souvenirs, you may not find what you are looking for in the art shops in the department stores.
- Perhaps it's because the Spanish love their country so much that they don't fancy the cold, dismal UK and realise our streets are not paved with gold.
- I fancy a stiff drink this lunchtime to steady my nerves!
- If you fancy a little more privacy, the peninsula boasts a number of secluded coves… just ask a resident where to find and access these hidden gems.
- I really fancy ice skating in Dublin sometime soon.
- Progressive this is not, but if you fancy a drink surrounded by relaxed jazz vibes, you could do a lot worse.
- I had just enjoyed an excellent dinner at the Victoria and fancied a quiet drink on the terrace in the late evening sunshine that was bathing Torquay.
- If you fancy a quick getaway there may be some space available in her Patrick's Day special, which gets underway on Tuesday next March 15.
- If you and your friends fancy a full four-course dinner for ten people prepared and served in your very own home by the catering team at the Airport, then you must head to this gala night and put your bid in.
- If you fancy a walk after the Christmas dinner one could do worse than join a sponsored five-mile walk to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society.
- I fancy a move back down to Dublin, and I think I'd be ideal!
- I gave up alcohol during the week, even though Joanna said I did not have to, but when I did fancy a drink I just built the calorie cost into my steps, walking a bit further.
- Those who fancy a late-night meal with their drink can linger until the wee small hours (the rest are kicked out at midnight).
- So, if you fancy a night on the tiles with the added bonus of contributing to a very worthy cause, get your dancing shoes on and head for the Heritage on Friday November 12.
- So, if you're looking to take a short romantic break, or just fancy a change of scenery for the weekend, why not get yourself down to Florida and book a Bahamas cruise.
- I do hope, though, that Mr Kennedy will not deny himself a drink when he fancies one.
Synonyms wish for, want, desire long for, yearn for, crave, have a yearning/craving for, hanker after, hunger for, thirst for, sigh for, pine for, dream of, covet informal have a yen for, itch for archaic be desirous of rare desiderate - 1.1 Find sexually attractive.
Example sentencesExamples - Such a word would acknowledge that the one thing we really have in common, collectively is who we desire - or fancying people of the same sex.
- This is when you realise that you are the most ATTRACTIVE person in the entire bar and that everyone fancies you.
- I have been married for 20 years, and although I love my wife I don't fancy her any more.
- One in four women said they loved their partners but did not fancy them any more.
- He was fancied by the girls and admired by the boys.
- She stars as Bridget, a calorie obsessed, thirtysomething singleton who drinks too much and fancies the wrong men.
- No matter which one of them you fancy that seems generous.
- So it comes as a pleasant surprise that they too like smoking, drinking, fancying unsuitable people and Beatnik poets.
- It was like a dream, really, to have fancied this boy for weeks, then discover he admired her too.
- After several years, I recently noted that I only really fancy my girlfriend after I've had a few drinks.
- We share the same interests, I still fancy her, I'm still in love with her.
- It went ‘Funny How the girls you fall in love with don't fancy you, Funny how the ones you don't do.’
- I know women who have been told by their husbands that they no longer love or fancy them.
- Clearly, the entire joke behind me getting his autograph was the ridiculousness of anyone ever fancying him, and yet he came through with good humour.
- It includes the feeling that I love his company, I love the things we do together, and I seriously fancy him.
- Anna told us ‘My first kiss was in a club, I was drunk and the guy fancied my best friend!
- I missed him like mad and even though I fancied Paul now, I'll always love James.
- Does any man secretly fret that his wife might stop fancying him if he doesn't shape up like 007?
- Apparently Ian got very drunk in W2 last night and told Ginny that I fancy her.
Synonyms be attracted to, find attractive, be captivated by, be infatuated with, be taken with, desire lust after, burn for informal have taken a shine to, have a crush on, have the hots for, be wild/mad/crazy about, have a thing about, have a pash on, have a soft spot for, be soft on, have eyes for, carry a torch for, go for, lech after/over - 1.2fancy oneself Have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one's ability in a particular area.
he fancied himself as an amateur psychologist Example sentencesExamples - If you fancy yourself as a bit of an Indiana Jones you can join the Young Archaeologists Club and receive free entry to the Museum.
- If you're fancying yourself a victim of circumstance, you're not participating enough in your own destiny.
- If you fancy yourself an amateur paparazzi, keep your camera close at hand.
- WHAT WOULD be the ideal gift for someone who thinks about technology all the time, and who also fancies himself or herself as something of an amateur detective or a spy who is licensed to snoop?
- They sit around chewing cigars, drawing maps of places not yet named, fancying themselves victors in a war yet to be fought against an enemy yet to be named.
Synonyms have a high opinion of oneself, be confident of one's abilities informal think one is the cat's whiskers/pyjamas, think one is God's gift (to women) British informal reckon oneself
2British Regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely winner. with object and infinitive I fancy him to win the tournament Example sentencesExamples - Ragamuff has been in smart form lately and Phillip Hobbs' gelding is fancied to chalk up a hat-trick of wins in the Lillo Lumb Challenge Cup Handicap Chase.
- Tomorrow will tell us much more and, with Richard Hills again in the saddle, the Arundel colt is fancied to fulfill his initial promise.
- Ferdy Murphy's gelding will require every yard of this extended two and a half miles, but will love the soft ground and is fancied to take plenty of beating.
- This was a team that was not fancied to win out, but it played with great determination and will to win right through out the campaign.
- This is a tougher race than his latest assignment, but Mick Easterby's previous course winner is fancied to make good use of his light weight.
- For a team that were highly fancied to win, The Harps never seemed to be hurling as fluently as we all know they can and were also hampered by injuries causing a reshuffle in their defence.
- Tomorrow's race promises to be tougher, but the Norton gelding is fancied to produce a repeat performance under regular rider Paul Hanagan.
- Two wins from two starts is his record and this highly-rated gelding is fancied for a hat-trick in a fiercely competitive event.
- His colt is fancied to resume winning ways.
- The Americans as usual will fancy their horses to beat all-comers, but O'Brien's three can win a fair pile of the millions of dollars up for grabs at Chicago.
- Flownaway is reported to have been pleasing his new connections at home and this hugely promising gelding is strongly fancied to start his hurdling campaign on a victorious note.
- Kerry Lads, another recent course winner, is fancied to defy top-weight in the Hamilton Campbell Handicap.
- Few then had fancied this team to make waves in Euro 2004.
- Mark Johnston saddles The Bonus King in the Norfolk Stakes and this speedy colt is fancied to take plenty of catching.
- Despite his side's failure to score an away goal, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez fancies his team to progress also.
- Jamie Osborne's recent course-and-distance winner is fancied to oblige again in the hands of Michael Fenton.
- Love Appeal is fancied to make it third time lucky tomorrow.
- He's been one of the top goalscorers in world football for a long time and playing up front in a side like Real Madrid you would fancy him to score a few goals given the creativity in that side.
- Tomorrow's extra furlong will suit him better and this speedy gelding is fancied to dominate, providing he can handle the Fibresand surface.
- Dairy Dancer has earned many admirers throughout the association and is well fancied to train on next season in the senior ranks.
3with clause Imagine; think. he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses Example sentencesExamples - It's likely to be a close one and doubtless both sides will be fancying their respective chances.
- There was some one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth; and I have sometimes fancied that it was His mirth.
- I fancied that they traveled in a long train behind their blue-blooded lordling.
- All men required a wife to provide a heir, and she fancied that Charles imagined one of the girls would do him very well.
- I have frequently been disappointed when fancying that I was giving news of importance to my friend.
- He fancied that she was even trying to flirt with him, but it was so far away he couldn't tell.
- She could still feel the lingering warmth of his lips on hers, and if she closed her eyes she fancied that she could even feel his presence close by her.
- I fancied that I saw disappointment flash in his eyes for a second when he turned to look at me, and I averted my gaze.
- Em wasn't imagining the bitterness she fancied she heard in her voice.
- Edwin fancied that he heard a noise somewhere behind him.
- He fancies that Sturt has a problem with his wife, and maybe he did.
- I fancy that from now on, the superintendent and her likes will have to be on their guard when handing out donations unless they entrust their money to a charity.
- He fancies that he and I are in the same situation; our powers are certainly far above the level of the rest of the team and most our enemies to boot.
- I fancied that I felt a steadying pressure at my elbow, but I must have imagined it; the next moment the fellow brushed past me in a rude manner.
- While oohing and aahing over the stars, we fancy that those are the same constellations that the ancient Greek philosophers once admired and pondered over.
- They seem to fancy that the trendy outfits that adorn their children will become the talk of the town.
- She glanced across the room and for a second, she fancied that she saw Emily Bronte, an unreadable expression on her face, nodding her approval.
- I fancied that I could see the pulse in his neck slow, and stop.
- She fancied that she saw some emotional connection between them.
- I mean and very often when really good stuff happens to you in terms of money you lose track of what's important and I fancy that I haven't lost track of that.
Synonyms think, imagine, guess, believe, have an idea, suppose gather, surmise, suspect, conjecture, be of the opinion, be of the view, be under the impression, think it likely/conceivable informal reckon - 3.1British in imperative Used to express surprise at something.
fancy meeting all those television actors! Example sentencesExamples - Well fancy that! Im the black sheep in my family: I swear too much, wear too much black, have a black sense of humour, cover my body in black ink and have a severely reduced sense of grace and tact.
- Fancy that, there's more to life than just shopping.
adjectivefancier, fanciestˈfansiˈfænsi 1Elaborate in structure or decoration. the furniture was very fancy a fancy computerized system Example sentencesExamples - He grabs tray with a bunch of fancy cups with smoothie, decorated with a straw and some cut pineapple and lemon on the side of the cup, from a table next to him and hands them out to the people.
- Once my eyes adjusted to the light, I was shocked to find that I was in a fancy room that was decorated with fake fur, velvet, muslin, satin, and angora.
- There was loud music, and tons of fancy decorations.
- The BCS trophies are pretty elaborate and fancy looking, while the plaque you get for winning the Mountain West conference is just okay.
- Crowds of people were already there, all wearing fancy dresses and expensive looking suits.
- Packages decorated with fancy paper and ribbons are placed lovingly under the tree in anticipation of Christmas morning.
- The bridge was vast, with fancy leather seats and bright, flashing computer systems manned by a lot of important-looking people.
- Women were always coming on to him and trying to impress him with their fancy clothes and too much makeup, trying to get close to him because of his celebrity status.
- They were made of long wool fibers that were first combed to straighten them, spun tightly then woven in fancy weave structures.
- As rules for entertaining grew ever more elaborate, the fancy table setting enjoyed its heyday.
- It appeared to be the handle to a sword decorated with a lot of fancy blue and white gems, without a blade attached.
- As well as the fancy rooms upstairs, there are the plainly decorated Bunkhouse rooms, designed to attract younger, bluff, snowboarder types into the Clubhouse.
- Stenciled decoration made possible the mass-production of fancy furniture.
- She had chose a strapless wedding dress with fancy beading all down the front.
- They were decorated with fancy napkins and tablecloths.
- Pausing before it, I remember what it looked like before all this fancy decoration.
- The hotel lobby was lavished with fancy furniture and expensive pictures hung on the wall.
- On the right were two magnificent French doors with fancy windows on decorating the wall.
- This is a heartfelt, authentic film that doesn't try to wow you with witty dialogue, or impress with fancy costumes.
- The sprawling garden was festooned with fancy illuminations and aesthetically decorated flower baskets.
Synonyms ornate, decorated, embellished, adorned, ornamented, over-elaborate, fussy, busy, ostentatious, extravagant, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, wedding-cake, gingerbread - 1.1 Sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress.
fancy hotels and restaurants Example sentencesExamples - It made it easy this way - Chelle and Steve couldn't afford a fancy wedding, and they wouldn't let Leo help them out.
- Well, consider how much you've invested in a fancy theater system with a big-screen television and high-fidelity speakers.
- The less willing you are to spend $300 impressing her with a fancy restaurant.
- To my mind running a decent railway has little to do with fancy technology and everything to do with system.
- Its fancy system also has a problem accepting damaged absentee ballots.
- On the less serious side, outrageously expensive afternoon teas in fancy hotel become de rigueur.
- Besides, what if I don't want it on my iPod but on my fancy stereo system where I can hear just how bad the sound quality is when it's streaming over the air?
- Some of us then go to the hotel's fancy restaurant; it's an all-Indian menu.
- Now the reason we decided to get married was not for the big fancy wedding reception or for the ring or for the presents.
- It's not your fancy computer wizardry that counts here, but solid craftsmanship.
- Besides, you can get her to burn copies for you on her fancy computer.
- The system is a smaller version of the fancy TagmaStore system, so much smaller that Hitachi describes the new kit as midrange.
- This does not require any fancy computer software or an advanced degree in accounting.
- I would rather attend my flustered and excited friend's big fancy wedding, then attend my own.
- They now have some rather fancy houses on floating structures that are ‘tied-down’ so to speak, to huge poles to keep them anchored.
- She headed across the street and down, past the fancy restaurants and another hotel.
- Fathers with grown daughters might want to give them a fancy wedding - and these don't come cheap nowadays!
- I know you want me to have this big fancy wedding with six hundred people but I don't want that.
- We can't do all the fancy things on the computer that they do on TV, but we can Google-search.
- Eliza has this fancy phone system which lets many people talk at the same time.
Synonyms elaborate, ornate, ornamented, ornamental, decorated, decorative, adorned, embellished, intricate, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy ostentatious, showy, flamboyant, gaudy luxurious, sumptuous, lavish, extravagant, expensive, deluxe, select, superior, high-class, quality, prime informal flash, flashy, fancy-pants, jazzy, ritzy, glitzy, snazzy, posh, classy, over the top, OTT British informal swish - 1.2North American (especially of foodstuffs) of high quality.
Example sentencesExamples - Yesterday when I brought out a platter of fancy cheeses, chichi crackers, and sliced pears for dessert R. was both astonished and delighted.
- Both are of high quality and immaculately prepared, but not exactly fancy dishes.
- It is the showcase for dozens of fancy chocolate candies and brightly colored cookies, packaged in plastic bags or wooden boxes.
- He doubles in size and quickly passes over me replacing my wallet back in the same pocket leaving me lightly powdered with snow looking like a fancy sugar cookie.
- They had a nice selection of fancy sandwiches, soups and breakfast foods.
Synonyms luxurious, lavish, extravagant, rich, grand, sybaritic, hedonistic, opulent - 1.3 (of a flower) of two or more colours.
all pelargoniums, from scented-leaf species to fancy hybrids, thrive in hot sunshine Example sentencesExamples - Fashion designs are full of romantic ideas such as fancy flowers, cozy colour prints, ethnic embroidery and clashing geometric patterns.
- Few pundits could resist comparing high dotcom stock prices to the historic craze for fancy flowers.
- 1.4 (of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance.
Example sentencesExamples - I earned my pocket money in my teens by supplying the local area with eggs, and I kept a few fancy chickens as pets.
- Golden cherry love-birds, English fowls, pigeons, fancy poultry birds - the range is really amazing.
- The fancy mouse lives on today in England, America, Australia, New Zealand, and probably elsewhere.
- The trait that breeders of fancy mice wanted first and foremost was docility.
- They had some nice fancy goldfish at a reasonable price. I was going back to work though, so I couldn't buy and take them with me then.
2archaic (of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life. I used to take a seat and busy myself in sketching fancy vignettes Example sentencesExamples - Armstrong painted portraits as well as history and landscape paintings, but focused mainly on sign and fancy painting.
- She couldn't stop looking at the fancy carvings in the walls, and at the stained glass windows.
- The dining room was crowded with large round tables and was ornately decorated with fancy paintings and exquisite chandeliers.
- Towering over everything else was a large palace with fancy carvings all over it.
- She'd considered a fancy carving or sculpture of the gods, like many others; it didn't seem to have any meaning, though.
nounPlural fanciesˈfansiˈfænsi 1A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction. this was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by Example sentencesExamples - Is it a sign of maturity or simply a passing fancy?
- In fact, when I am near him I cannot focus at all, so deliriously in love am I. And this is not a passing fancy.
- Twenty-five years later, those words sound as absurd as those who asserted that the horseless carriage would be a passing fancy.
- The wise man, however, spoke of love, not a passing fancy.
- If enlightened despotism was a passing fancy, it must also be admitted that not all the philosophes agreed with the virtues of political liberalism either.
- This disc was great and I know I'll be playing it non-stop for the next few weeks, but it's also got a staying power that is more than a passing fancy.
- I'm very happy to say his dream was not a passing fancy, as I've now had the privilege of attending the first two gatherings.
- William did not doubt that this was a passing fancy for Clara, she had never kept interest in a man long enough.
- In Domingo's view, the operatic boom Spain has suffered has nothing to do with a passing fancy.
- It would really be a great pity if blogs were to die as yet another passing fancy on the Internet.
- Her parents hoped that skydiving was a passing fancy.
- Time will tell whether female-friendly foods are a passing fancy or a market niche that's here to stay.
- At first it was a passing fancy, but by Christmas he had talked himself into it.
- Only real talent endures, and the other stuff is passing fancy.
- At first I thought it was just a passing fancy, but she's come back to talk to me about it several times.
- China's diplomatic machine has spared no effort, making sure that African leaders do not view its interest as a passing fancy.
- As for the embarrassment factor, if your son's love of golf is more than a passing fancy, he'll recover.
- Had it all been just a fashion craze, a passing fancy rather than a unique style?
- There are dolls to capture the fancy of people of all ages, and especially the young at heart.
- If you suspect that the room's theme may be nothing more than a passing fancy, limit purchases to items that are easy to replace or require little investment.
Synonyms desire, urge, wish, want inclination, bent whim, impulse, caprice, notion, whimsy, eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, kink preference, fondness, liking, partiality, predilection, predisposition, taste, relish, love, humour, penchant yearning, longing, hankering, craving, pining, ache, hunger, thirst, need informal yen, itch - 1.1dated A person or thing that one finds attractive.
people jostled to ride alongside their fancy Example sentencesExamples - But this is not the first time that women have been forced into conforming to the fashion fancies of the day.
- 1.2 A favourite in a race or other sporting contest.
the filly is already a leading fancy for next year's races Example sentencesExamples - Racing was of a very high standard with the added bonus that all of the leading fancies made it through to the decider.
- Edward O Grady's hurdler is a real Cheltenham specialist and one of the leading fancies.
- Sadly, one of the main fancies for this year's race, Betty's Boy, won't even make it to the start.
- However the runners were tightly grouped going to the bend which resulted in the leading fancies being squeezed out of contention.
- All the leading fancies stood their ground at yesterday's confirmation stage for the Tote Cesarewitch at Newmarket on Saturday.
- 1.3the fancydated Enthusiasts for a sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively.
pony carts went round the racecourse loaded with the fancy Example sentencesExamples - It is the day after a day at the races, a night on the tiles and a morning on what is known by the locals as Tweed Street, where a select line of gentlemen's outfitters tog out the racing fancy.
- Klitschko was the darling of the boxing ‘fancy,’ widely regarded as the savior of a weak post-Lennox Lewis heavyweight division.
2mass noun The faculty of imagination. he is prone to flights of fancy Example sentencesExamples - Kon's flights of fancy occur primarily as dream sequences and flashbacks, leaving room for the plot to linearly unfold.
- With images that stir such flights of fancy, it's no wonder that Scotland's far-flung locations are a magnet for film-makers.
- Dan's quick-witted mind and surreal flights of fancy have delighted both critics and comedy audiences alike.
- Synge could have done with an editor to shorten some of his flights of fancy.
- Carême excelled at these artistic flights of fancy, which is probably why Bailly gave him the freedom to indulge in his quest for knowledge.
Synonyms imagination, imaginative faculty/power, creativity, creative faculty/power, conception, fancifulness, inventiveness, invention, originality, ingenuity, cleverness, wit, artistry images, mental images, visualizations - 2.1count noun An unfounded or tentative belief or idea.
I've a fancy they want to be alone Example sentencesExamples - Intellectual confusion will continue to encourage the men who are intolerant and who fake their beliefs in the interests of their feelings and fancies.
- Yuki emerged from her dream of little fancies and looked up.
- We are not reasonable beings, and naturally expect our fancies to be indulged.
- The ideas stay more or less the same, but the fancies really move.
- The markets need to be led, not followed, in order to tame speculative market actions and counter herd behavior, fads, and fancies.
- This is an issue, which has come up before, but has been inconsistently applied to individuals depending on the personal whims and fancies of Board officials.
- Aside from sounding like a badly made movie, it's more likely to have happened in the subconscious fancies of your dreams.
- After years of catering exclusively to the whims and fancies of women, companies have done a turnabout.
- Luzhin feels that all the dreams and fancies of having Dounia as his wife is in jeopardy because of a unforeseen turn of fortunes.
- He considers my idea of priesthood just a fancy.
- It is by these special touches that the author infuses the books with the spirit of humanity, without which a fantasy becomes an empty fancy.
- Too often, he complicates swell ideas by letting random fancies find their way onto the plate.
- Of course we are brought around again to that bogey man of subjectivity where people pick and choose to suit their own fancies with regard to beliefs.
- She talked so much about birth, that, for a moment, I half fancied and with pain - but, what an idle fancy to suppose that she could think or care what mine was!
Synonyms idea, notion, thought, supposition, opinion, belief, impression, image, understanding, conceptualization feeling, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, hunch, inkling, intimation illusion, fantasy, dream
3British A small iced cake. Example sentencesExamples - At the judging, Yau had said there shouldn't be an award for desserts if it was to go to someone making the sugar-loaded fancies that pass for Chinese pud.
- And doctors who can't trust would-be slimmers to tell the truth will be able to analyse their diet - fondant fancies and all - before they've even had a chance to enjoy it.
- When we returned in the evening, they produced an almighty spread of homemade cakes and scones and fancies of all kinds.
- Deep-down, if appearance didn't matter, if fat really was fab, wouldn't we all wallow around in a glorious ocean of crisps and cakes and fry-ups and fancies?
- AFTER 21 years in the cake-making business, what Evelyn Hogwarth doesn't know about wedding cakes wouldn't fill a fruit fancy.
4(in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form. Example sentencesExamples - Division technique...penetrated nearly all 17th century English instrumental forms, including the venerable polyphonic fancy.
Phrases as (or when or where) the fancy takes one According to one's inclination. you could move about as the fancy took you Example sentencesExamples - You can spell it with one or two, as the fancy takes you, though when it first appeared it had only one.
- In fairness, I have not been an avid viewer this year, only dipping in and out when the fancy takes me.
- Although surrounded by loving family, the independent spirit which has taken Nan across the globe means she is happy to visit the restaurant on her own when the fancy takes her.
- They often also find it difficult to finish what they have started, and tend to flit from one project to another as the fancy takes them.
- Why not take a picnic and stop ‘en route’ where the fancy takes you.
- You can write your own itinerary, stop any time, or revise the route as the fancy takes you.
- It runs within a browser window, numerous hyperlinks make it easy for the curious reader to range around from topic to topic as the fancy takes them, and there is intelligent use of music and video files.
- They are both of them at their happiest when the kitchen door is left wide open so they can wander in and out as the fancy takes them.
fancy one's (or someone's) chances Believe that one (or someone else) is likely to be successful. we fancy our chances in the replay Example sentencesExamples - Salmon and lobster are still scarce but the sea angling is very successful, so if you fancy your chances, now's your chance.
- By accepting the gauntlet, he has already indicated drive, determination, ambition and confidence and must clearly fancy his chances of being a success.
- Scottish companies will continue to be wary of flotation, while some technology firms may fancy their chances after the success of Wolfson Microelectronics.
- Both teams fancy their chances of a successful play-off campaign.
- And you've got to fancy your chances: there's no point turning up if you don't.
take (or catch) someone's fancy she'll grab any toy that takes her fancy Example sentencesExamples - Marks took to sending her poems; one particularly took her fancy, and she made him promise that if she did not live to see his book launch, he would recite it, a promise he was happy to fulfil.
- She just happened to be the one who took his fancy - and even that said something about him.
- Most poignantly, Mary recalls a young boy who took her fancy all those years ago and she arranges a reunion with him despite not having spoken together for almost 30 years.
- He caught on film whatever took his fancy, but more than the glamorous and opulent face of Europe, it was her ordinary, earthy face that attracted him.
- Levin used to have a near daily column where he wrote about whatever took his fancy: politics, opera or whatever.
Synonyms attract, be attractive to, interest, be of interest to, please, take someone's fancy, charm, engage, fascinate, intrigue, tempt, entice, allure, beguile, lure, invite, draw, whet someone's appetite
Become fond of, especially without an obvious reason. Example sentencesExamples - It's not my kids I don't trust, it's the other ones, older children who may take a fancy to their bikes, pocket money, trainers etc.
- Henry, the youngest, took a fancy to me, this little baby girl, and I can remember him down on his knees, holding out his hands to me.
- Goodness knows why I should take a fancy to jelly and blancmange.
- The other day a random guy wandered into the library and took a fancy to her,’ Brian said as his lips pressed into a thin line.
- The result of Napoleon's troubles was to cast the British and their allies as victors in France and flooded France with considerable foreign armies - many of which took a fancy to the towns and cities they passed through.
Synonyms fancy, be attracted to, find attractive, be captivated by, be infatuated with, be taken with, desire
Derivatives adverb ˈfansɪliˈfænsəli Presumably, if a not technological savvy person stumbles into PC world, they will be taken to the expensive, fancily packaged stuff. Example sentencesExamples - ‘When I see very fancily dressed women it makes me smile to look at their shoes and see that they're as dirty as mine,’ said Maite.
- With that, she left through a fancily decorated screen door and shut it feebly behind her.
- For a late night call on Ferdinand, she was quite fancily dressed.
- She was standing on the small stage, in front of a small band, who were all dressed fancily.
noun Love presides over the fanciness at the wedding, doesn't it, dear? Example sentencesExamples - And there's no hiding behind the fanciness of the restaurant - all that expense-account dining has made her very picky.
- His direction is simple and honest, not overloaded with gimmicks and fanciness.
- You get fish in a variety of ways, without fanciness.
- I saw that my choice of dress had been a good one; it seemed to be right in the middle of the range of fanciness that I saw in the hall.
Origin Late Middle English: contraction of fantasy. fantastic from Late Middle English: A word originally meaning ‘existing only in the imagination, unreal’ that comes from Greek phantastikos ‘vision’. Fantasy (Late Middle English) is of similar origin, as is fancy (Late Middle English), a contracted version of fantasy. The modern use of fantastic to mean ‘wonderful, excellent’ dates from the 1930s. The playful phrase trip the light fantastic, meaning ‘to dance’, goes back to John Milton's 1645 poem L'Allegro: ‘Come, and trip it as you go / On the light fantastic toe.’ Pant (Middle English) ‘to breath spasmodically’ goes back to the root verb of fantastic, phainon ‘to show’, via Old French pantaisier ‘be agitated, gasp’; as do phantom (Middle English) from phantasma ‘mere appearance’ and phenomenon (late 16th century) which meant ‘things appearing to view’ in the original Greek.
Definition of fancy in US English: fancyadjectiveˈfænsiˈfansē 1Elaborate in structure or decoration. the furniture was very fancy a fancy computerized system Example sentencesExamples - The hotel lobby was lavished with fancy furniture and expensive pictures hung on the wall.
- The bridge was vast, with fancy leather seats and bright, flashing computer systems manned by a lot of important-looking people.
- Once my eyes adjusted to the light, I was shocked to find that I was in a fancy room that was decorated with fake fur, velvet, muslin, satin, and angora.
- The BCS trophies are pretty elaborate and fancy looking, while the plaque you get for winning the Mountain West conference is just okay.
- Women were always coming on to him and trying to impress him with their fancy clothes and too much makeup, trying to get close to him because of his celebrity status.
- As rules for entertaining grew ever more elaborate, the fancy table setting enjoyed its heyday.
- It appeared to be the handle to a sword decorated with a lot of fancy blue and white gems, without a blade attached.
- This is a heartfelt, authentic film that doesn't try to wow you with witty dialogue, or impress with fancy costumes.
- They were decorated with fancy napkins and tablecloths.
- Packages decorated with fancy paper and ribbons are placed lovingly under the tree in anticipation of Christmas morning.
- Crowds of people were already there, all wearing fancy dresses and expensive looking suits.
- There was loud music, and tons of fancy decorations.
- As well as the fancy rooms upstairs, there are the plainly decorated Bunkhouse rooms, designed to attract younger, bluff, snowboarder types into the Clubhouse.
- They were made of long wool fibers that were first combed to straighten them, spun tightly then woven in fancy weave structures.
- On the right were two magnificent French doors with fancy windows on decorating the wall.
- She had chose a strapless wedding dress with fancy beading all down the front.
- He grabs tray with a bunch of fancy cups with smoothie, decorated with a straw and some cut pineapple and lemon on the side of the cup, from a table next to him and hands them out to the people.
- The sprawling garden was festooned with fancy illuminations and aesthetically decorated flower baskets.
- Pausing before it, I remember what it looked like before all this fancy decoration.
- Stenciled decoration made possible the mass-production of fancy furniture.
Synonyms ornate, decorated, embellished, adorned, ornamented, over-elaborate, fussy, busy, ostentatious, extravagant, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, wedding-cake, gingerbread - 1.1 Sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress.
fancy hotels and restaurants Example sentencesExamples - To my mind running a decent railway has little to do with fancy technology and everything to do with system.
- Now the reason we decided to get married was not for the big fancy wedding reception or for the ring or for the presents.
- The system is a smaller version of the fancy TagmaStore system, so much smaller that Hitachi describes the new kit as midrange.
- Some of us then go to the hotel's fancy restaurant; it's an all-Indian menu.
- We can't do all the fancy things on the computer that they do on TV, but we can Google-search.
- They now have some rather fancy houses on floating structures that are ‘tied-down’ so to speak, to huge poles to keep them anchored.
- On the less serious side, outrageously expensive afternoon teas in fancy hotel become de rigueur.
- This does not require any fancy computer software or an advanced degree in accounting.
- Besides, what if I don't want it on my iPod but on my fancy stereo system where I can hear just how bad the sound quality is when it's streaming over the air?
- Its fancy system also has a problem accepting damaged absentee ballots.
- I would rather attend my flustered and excited friend's big fancy wedding, then attend my own.
- Eliza has this fancy phone system which lets many people talk at the same time.
- She headed across the street and down, past the fancy restaurants and another hotel.
- I know you want me to have this big fancy wedding with six hundred people but I don't want that.
- It's not your fancy computer wizardry that counts here, but solid craftsmanship.
- Fathers with grown daughters might want to give them a fancy wedding - and these don't come cheap nowadays!
- The less willing you are to spend $300 impressing her with a fancy restaurant.
- Besides, you can get her to burn copies for you on her fancy computer.
- Well, consider how much you've invested in a fancy theater system with a big-screen television and high-fidelity speakers.
- It made it easy this way - Chelle and Steve couldn't afford a fancy wedding, and they wouldn't let Leo help them out.
Synonyms elaborate, ornate, ornamented, ornamental, decorated, decorative, adorned, embellished, intricate, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy - 1.2North American (especially of foodstuffs) of high quality.
Example sentencesExamples - He doubles in size and quickly passes over me replacing my wallet back in the same pocket leaving me lightly powdered with snow looking like a fancy sugar cookie.
- They had a nice selection of fancy sandwiches, soups and breakfast foods.
- Yesterday when I brought out a platter of fancy cheeses, chichi crackers, and sliced pears for dessert R. was both astonished and delighted.
- Both are of high quality and immaculately prepared, but not exactly fancy dishes.
- It is the showcase for dozens of fancy chocolate candies and brightly colored cookies, packaged in plastic bags or wooden boxes.
Synonyms luxurious, lavish, extravagant, rich, grand, sybaritic, hedonistic, opulent - 1.3 (of a flower) of two or more colors.
all pelargoniums, from scented-leaf species to fancy hybrids, thrive in hot sunshine Example sentencesExamples - Few pundits could resist comparing high dotcom stock prices to the historic craze for fancy flowers.
- Fashion designs are full of romantic ideas such as fancy flowers, cozy colour prints, ethnic embroidery and clashing geometric patterns.
- 1.4 (of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance.
Example sentencesExamples - Golden cherry love-birds, English fowls, pigeons, fancy poultry birds - the range is really amazing.
- They had some nice fancy goldfish at a reasonable price. I was going back to work though, so I couldn't buy and take them with me then.
- I earned my pocket money in my teens by supplying the local area with eggs, and I kept a few fancy chickens as pets.
- The trait that breeders of fancy mice wanted first and foremost was docility.
- The fancy mouse lives on today in England, America, Australia, New Zealand, and probably elsewhere.
2archaic (of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life. I used to take a seat and busy myself in sketching fancy vignettes Example sentencesExamples - Armstrong painted portraits as well as history and landscape paintings, but focused mainly on sign and fancy painting.
- The dining room was crowded with large round tables and was ornately decorated with fancy paintings and exquisite chandeliers.
- She couldn't stop looking at the fancy carvings in the walls, and at the stained glass windows.
- She'd considered a fancy carving or sculpture of the gods, like many others; it didn't seem to have any meaning, though.
- Towering over everything else was a large palace with fancy carvings all over it.
verbˈfænsiˈfansē [with object]1Feel a desire or liking for. Example sentencesExamples - I fancy a stiff drink this lunchtime to steady my nerves!
- If you fancy a little more privacy, the peninsula boasts a number of secluded coves… just ask a resident where to find and access these hidden gems.
- I really fancy ice skating in Dublin sometime soon.
- I had just enjoyed an excellent dinner at the Victoria and fancied a quiet drink on the terrace in the late evening sunshine that was bathing Torquay.
- I do hope, though, that Mr Kennedy will not deny himself a drink when he fancies one.
- If you fancy a smoke and a drink, this isn't the place for you.
- Those who fancy a late-night meal with their drink can linger until the wee small hours (the rest are kicked out at midnight).
- I gave up alcohol during the week, even though Joanna said I did not have to, but when I did fancy a drink I just built the calorie cost into my steps, walking a bit further.
- If you fancy a walk after the Christmas dinner one could do worse than join a sponsored five-mile walk to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society.
- So, if you fancy a night on the tiles with the added bonus of contributing to a very worthy cause, get your dancing shoes on and head for the Heritage on Friday November 12.
- For those who fancy the traditional style of antiques/furniture and want to buy these as souvenirs, you may not find what you are looking for in the art shops in the department stores.
- I fancy a move back down to Dublin, and I think I'd be ideal!
- So if you fancy a drink in surroundings with a difference, and like the idea of going from flower power to power suits in a few hundred yards, Bar Talk knows the place for you.
- If you fancy a quick getaway there may be some space available in her Patrick's Day special, which gets underway on Tuesday next March 15.
- If you and your friends fancy a full four-course dinner for ten people prepared and served in your very own home by the catering team at the Airport, then you must head to this gala night and put your bid in.
- Perhaps it's because the Spanish love their country so much that they don't fancy the cold, dismal UK and realise our streets are not paved with gold.
- So, if you're looking to take a short romantic break, or just fancy a change of scenery for the weekend, why not get yourself down to Florida and book a Bahamas cruise.
- I don't usually drink on my own, but I just fancied a beer.
- But if you fancy a more adventurous evening and want to enjoy a full range of nightlife activities Pattaya is just a few minutes down the coast.
- Progressive this is not, but if you fancy a drink surrounded by relaxed jazz vibes, you could do a lot worse.
- 1.1British informal Find sexually attractive.
Example sentencesExamples - It was like a dream, really, to have fancied this boy for weeks, then discover he admired her too.
- Such a word would acknowledge that the one thing we really have in common, collectively is who we desire - or fancying people of the same sex.
- Apparently Ian got very drunk in W2 last night and told Ginny that I fancy her.
- He was fancied by the girls and admired by the boys.
- One in four women said they loved their partners but did not fancy them any more.
- No matter which one of them you fancy that seems generous.
- Anna told us ‘My first kiss was in a club, I was drunk and the guy fancied my best friend!
- So it comes as a pleasant surprise that they too like smoking, drinking, fancying unsuitable people and Beatnik poets.
- It includes the feeling that I love his company, I love the things we do together, and I seriously fancy him.
- She stars as Bridget, a calorie obsessed, thirtysomething singleton who drinks too much and fancies the wrong men.
- I know women who have been told by their husbands that they no longer love or fancy them.
- Clearly, the entire joke behind me getting his autograph was the ridiculousness of anyone ever fancying him, and yet he came through with good humour.
- I missed him like mad and even though I fancied Paul now, I'll always love James.
- I have been married for 20 years, and although I love my wife I don't fancy her any more.
- We share the same interests, I still fancy her, I'm still in love with her.
- Does any man secretly fret that his wife might stop fancying him if he doesn't shape up like 007?
- This is when you realise that you are the most ATTRACTIVE person in the entire bar and that everyone fancies you.
- After several years, I recently noted that I only really fancy my girlfriend after I've had a few drinks.
- It went ‘Funny How the girls you fall in love with don't fancy you, Funny how the ones you don't do.’
Synonyms be attracted to, find attractive, be captivated by, be infatuated with, be taken with, desire - 1.2fancy oneselfBritish informal Have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one's ability in a particular area.
two lads behind the counter who fancy themselves Example sentencesExamples - WHAT WOULD be the ideal gift for someone who thinks about technology all the time, and who also fancies himself or herself as something of an amateur detective or a spy who is licensed to snoop?
- If you're fancying yourself a victim of circumstance, you're not participating enough in your own destiny.
- If you fancy yourself as a bit of an Indiana Jones you can join the Young Archaeologists Club and receive free entry to the Museum.
- They sit around chewing cigars, drawing maps of places not yet named, fancying themselves victors in a war yet to be fought against an enemy yet to be named.
- If you fancy yourself an amateur paparazzi, keep your camera close at hand.
Synonyms have a high opinion of oneself, be confident of one's abilities
2British Regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely winner. with object and infinitive I fancy him to win the tournament Example sentencesExamples - Two wins from two starts is his record and this highly-rated gelding is fancied for a hat-trick in a fiercely competitive event.
- Tomorrow's extra furlong will suit him better and this speedy gelding is fancied to dominate, providing he can handle the Fibresand surface.
- Mark Johnston saddles The Bonus King in the Norfolk Stakes and this speedy colt is fancied to take plenty of catching.
- Tomorrow's race promises to be tougher, but the Norton gelding is fancied to produce a repeat performance under regular rider Paul Hanagan.
- The Americans as usual will fancy their horses to beat all-comers, but O'Brien's three can win a fair pile of the millions of dollars up for grabs at Chicago.
- Love Appeal is fancied to make it third time lucky tomorrow.
- Jamie Osborne's recent course-and-distance winner is fancied to oblige again in the hands of Michael Fenton.
- Ferdy Murphy's gelding will require every yard of this extended two and a half miles, but will love the soft ground and is fancied to take plenty of beating.
- Despite his side's failure to score an away goal, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez fancies his team to progress also.
- Dairy Dancer has earned many admirers throughout the association and is well fancied to train on next season in the senior ranks.
- Few then had fancied this team to make waves in Euro 2004.
- Flownaway is reported to have been pleasing his new connections at home and this hugely promising gelding is strongly fancied to start his hurdling campaign on a victorious note.
- This is a tougher race than his latest assignment, but Mick Easterby's previous course winner is fancied to make good use of his light weight.
- Ragamuff has been in smart form lately and Phillip Hobbs' gelding is fancied to chalk up a hat-trick of wins in the Lillo Lumb Challenge Cup Handicap Chase.
- For a team that were highly fancied to win, The Harps never seemed to be hurling as fluently as we all know they can and were also hampered by injuries causing a reshuffle in their defence.
- He's been one of the top goalscorers in world football for a long time and playing up front in a side like Real Madrid you would fancy him to score a few goals given the creativity in that side.
- Kerry Lads, another recent course winner, is fancied to defy top-weight in the Hamilton Campbell Handicap.
- His colt is fancied to resume winning ways.
- This was a team that was not fancied to win out, but it played with great determination and will to win right through out the campaign.
- Tomorrow will tell us much more and, with Richard Hills again in the saddle, the Arundel colt is fancied to fulfill his initial promise.
3Imagine; think. with clause he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses with object he fancied himself as an amateur psychologist Example sentencesExamples - I mean and very often when really good stuff happens to you in terms of money you lose track of what's important and I fancy that I haven't lost track of that.
- All men required a wife to provide a heir, and she fancied that Charles imagined one of the girls would do him very well.
- Edwin fancied that he heard a noise somewhere behind him.
- I have frequently been disappointed when fancying that I was giving news of importance to my friend.
- I fancy that from now on, the superintendent and her likes will have to be on their guard when handing out donations unless they entrust their money to a charity.
- He fancies that Sturt has a problem with his wife, and maybe he did.
- Em wasn't imagining the bitterness she fancied she heard in her voice.
- I fancied that they traveled in a long train behind their blue-blooded lordling.
- She glanced across the room and for a second, she fancied that she saw Emily Bronte, an unreadable expression on her face, nodding her approval.
- He fancies that he and I are in the same situation; our powers are certainly far above the level of the rest of the team and most our enemies to boot.
- She fancied that she saw some emotional connection between them.
- I fancied that I could see the pulse in his neck slow, and stop.
- It's likely to be a close one and doubtless both sides will be fancying their respective chances.
- There was some one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth; and I have sometimes fancied that it was His mirth.
- They seem to fancy that the trendy outfits that adorn their children will become the talk of the town.
- I fancied that I saw disappointment flash in his eyes for a second when he turned to look at me, and I averted my gaze.
- While oohing and aahing over the stars, we fancy that those are the same constellations that the ancient Greek philosophers once admired and pondered over.
- She could still feel the lingering warmth of his lips on hers, and if she closed her eyes she fancied that she could even feel his presence close by her.
- He fancied that she was even trying to flirt with him, but it was so far away he couldn't tell.
- I fancied that I felt a steadying pressure at my elbow, but I must have imagined it; the next moment the fellow brushed past me in a rude manner.
Synonyms think, imagine, guess, believe, have an idea, suppose - 3.1British in imperative Used to express surprise at something.
fancy meeting all those television actors! Example sentencesExamples - Fancy that, there's more to life than just shopping.
- Well fancy that! Im the black sheep in my family: I swear too much, wear too much black, have a black sense of humour, cover my body in black ink and have a severely reduced sense of grace and tact.
nounˈfænsiˈfansē 1A feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient. this does not mean that the law should change with every passing fancy Example sentencesExamples - It would really be a great pity if blogs were to die as yet another passing fancy on the Internet.
- Only real talent endures, and the other stuff is passing fancy.
- In fact, when I am near him I cannot focus at all, so deliriously in love am I. And this is not a passing fancy.
- At first I thought it was just a passing fancy, but she's come back to talk to me about it several times.
- Is it a sign of maturity or simply a passing fancy?
- If enlightened despotism was a passing fancy, it must also be admitted that not all the philosophes agreed with the virtues of political liberalism either.
- I'm very happy to say his dream was not a passing fancy, as I've now had the privilege of attending the first two gatherings.
- This disc was great and I know I'll be playing it non-stop for the next few weeks, but it's also got a staying power that is more than a passing fancy.
- Twenty-five years later, those words sound as absurd as those who asserted that the horseless carriage would be a passing fancy.
- There are dolls to capture the fancy of people of all ages, and especially the young at heart.
- William did not doubt that this was a passing fancy for Clara, she had never kept interest in a man long enough.
- If you suspect that the room's theme may be nothing more than a passing fancy, limit purchases to items that are easy to replace or require little investment.
- Her parents hoped that skydiving was a passing fancy.
- The wise man, however, spoke of love, not a passing fancy.
- In Domingo's view, the operatic boom Spain has suffered has nothing to do with a passing fancy.
- As for the embarrassment factor, if your son's love of golf is more than a passing fancy, he'll recover.
- At first it was a passing fancy, but by Christmas he had talked himself into it.
- Had it all been just a fashion craze, a passing fancy rather than a unique style?
- Time will tell whether female-friendly foods are a passing fancy or a market niche that's here to stay.
- China's diplomatic machine has spared no effort, making sure that African leaders do not view its interest as a passing fancy.
2The faculty of imagination. my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy Example sentencesExamples - Kon's flights of fancy occur primarily as dream sequences and flashbacks, leaving room for the plot to linearly unfold.
- With images that stir such flights of fancy, it's no wonder that Scotland's far-flung locations are a magnet for film-makers.
- Synge could have done with an editor to shorten some of his flights of fancy.
- Carême excelled at these artistic flights of fancy, which is probably why Bailly gave him the freedom to indulge in his quest for knowledge.
- Dan's quick-witted mind and surreal flights of fancy have delighted both critics and comedy audiences alike.
Synonyms imagination, imaginative faculty, imaginative power, creativity, creative faculty, creative power, conception, fancifulness, inventiveness, invention, originality, ingenuity, cleverness, wit, artistry - 2.1 A thing that one supposes or imagines, typically an unfounded or tentative belief or idea; notion or whim.
scientific fads and fancies Example sentencesExamples - Luzhin feels that all the dreams and fancies of having Dounia as his wife is in jeopardy because of a unforeseen turn of fortunes.
- Too often, he complicates swell ideas by letting random fancies find their way onto the plate.
- Yuki emerged from her dream of little fancies and looked up.
- She talked so much about birth, that, for a moment, I half fancied and with pain - but, what an idle fancy to suppose that she could think or care what mine was!
- We are not reasonable beings, and naturally expect our fancies to be indulged.
- The markets need to be led, not followed, in order to tame speculative market actions and counter herd behavior, fads, and fancies.
- After years of catering exclusively to the whims and fancies of women, companies have done a turnabout.
- Aside from sounding like a badly made movie, it's more likely to have happened in the subconscious fancies of your dreams.
- The ideas stay more or less the same, but the fancies really move.
- He considers my idea of priesthood just a fancy.
- This is an issue, which has come up before, but has been inconsistently applied to individuals depending on the personal whims and fancies of Board officials.
- It is by these special touches that the author infuses the books with the spirit of humanity, without which a fantasy becomes an empty fancy.
- Intellectual confusion will continue to encourage the men who are intolerant and who fake their beliefs in the interests of their feelings and fancies.
- Of course we are brought around again to that bogey man of subjectivity where people pick and choose to suit their own fancies with regard to beliefs.
Synonyms idea, notion, thought, supposition, opinion, belief, impression, image, understanding, conceptualization
3(in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form. Example sentencesExamples - Division technique...penetrated nearly all 17th century English instrumental forms, including the venerable polyphonic fancy.
Phrases as (or when or where) the fancy takes one According to one's inclination. I shall go where the fancy takes me Example sentencesExamples - It runs within a browser window, numerous hyperlinks make it easy for the curious reader to range around from topic to topic as the fancy takes them, and there is intelligent use of music and video files.
- They often also find it difficult to finish what they have started, and tend to flit from one project to another as the fancy takes them.
- You can spell it with one or two, as the fancy takes you, though when it first appeared it had only one.
- They are both of them at their happiest when the kitchen door is left wide open so they can wander in and out as the fancy takes them.
- Why not take a picnic and stop ‘en route’ where the fancy takes you.
- You can write your own itinerary, stop any time, or revise the route as the fancy takes you.
- In fairness, I have not been an avid viewer this year, only dipping in and out when the fancy takes me.
- Although surrounded by loving family, the independent spirit which has taken Nan across the globe means she is happy to visit the restaurant on her own when the fancy takes her.
take (or catch) someone's fancy she'll grab any toy that takes her fancy Example sentencesExamples - She just happened to be the one who took his fancy - and even that said something about him.
- Most poignantly, Mary recalls a young boy who took her fancy all those years ago and she arranges a reunion with him despite not having spoken together for almost 30 years.
- He caught on film whatever took his fancy, but more than the glamorous and opulent face of Europe, it was her ordinary, earthy face that attracted him.
- Levin used to have a near daily column where he wrote about whatever took his fancy: politics, opera or whatever.
- Marks took to sending her poems; one particularly took her fancy, and she made him promise that if she did not live to see his book launch, he would recite it, a promise he was happy to fulfil.
Synonyms attract, be attractive to, interest, be of interest to, please, take someone's fancy, charm, engage, fascinate, intrigue, tempt, entice, allure, beguile, lure, invite, draw, whet someone's appetite
Become fond of, especially without an obvious reason. Example sentencesExamples - Goodness knows why I should take a fancy to jelly and blancmange.
- The other day a random guy wandered into the library and took a fancy to her,’ Brian said as his lips pressed into a thin line.
- The result of Napoleon's troubles was to cast the British and their allies as victors in France and flooded France with considerable foreign armies - many of which took a fancy to the towns and cities they passed through.
- It's not my kids I don't trust, it's the other ones, older children who may take a fancy to their bikes, pocket money, trainers etc.
- Henry, the youngest, took a fancy to me, this little baby girl, and I can remember him down on his knees, holding out his hands to me.
Synonyms fancy, be attracted to, find attractive, be captivated by, be infatuated with, be taken with, desire
Origin Late Middle English: contraction of fantasy. |