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fancy

გამოთქმა: /ˈfansi/

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Universal
  • 1elaborate in structure or decoration:the furniture was very fancy a fancy computerized system
  • sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress:fancy hotels and restaurants
  • chiefly North American (especially of foodstuffs) of high quality:fancy molasses
  • (of a flower) of two or more colours: all pelargoniums, from scented-leaf species to fancy hybrids, thrive in hot sunshine
  • (of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance:fancy goldfish
  • 2 archaic (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

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Universal
  • 1a superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction:this was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by
  • dated a person or thing that one finds attractive:people jostled to ride alongside their fancy
  • a favourite in a race or other sporting contest:the filly is already a leading fancy for next year’s races
  • (the fancy) dated enthusiasts for a sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively: pony carts went round the racecourse loaded with the fancy
  • 2 [mass noun] the faculty of imagination:he is prone to flights of fancy
  • [count noun] an unfounded or tentative belief or idea:I’ve a fancy they want to be alone
  • 3 (also fancy cake) British a small iced cake: chocolate fancies
  • 4(in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1British informal feel a desire or liking for:do you fancy a drink?
  • find sexually attractive: I really fancy him
  • (fancy oneself) informal have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one’s ability in a particular area:he fancied himself as an amateur psychologist
  • 2British regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely winner: [with object and infinitive]:I fancy him to win the tournament
  • 3 [with clause] imagine; think:he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses
  • [in imperative] chiefly British used to express surprise at something:fancy meeting all those television actors!

as (or when or where) the fancy takes one

according to one’s inclination:you could move about as the fancy took you

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

take (or catch) someone's fancy

appeal to someone: she’ll grab any toy that takes her fancy

take a fancy to

become fond of, especially without an obvious reason: she took a fancy to me

fancily

adverb

fanciness

noun

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