1elaborate in structure or decoration:the furniture was very fancya 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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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.
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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
