fancy synonyms

fancy

modif.

  1. Special

    select, choice, deluxe; see excellent, superior, unusual 1, 2.

  2. Ornamental

    elaborate, decorated, elegant, ornate, embellished, decorative, rich, adorned, ostentatious, gaudy, showy, florid, intricate, rococo, baroque, gingerbread, resplendent, sumptuous, lavish; see also elaborate 1, ornate 1.

fancy

n.

  1. Artistic creative power

    conception, visualization, creation; see imagination 1.

  2. The mind at play

    whimsy, fantasy, reverie, daydream, caprice, daydreaming, romancing, flight of fancy, flight of imagination, fancifulness, whimsicality, invention, imagining, make-believe.

  3. The product of a playful mind

    caprice, whim, vagary, conceit, chimera, illusion, delusion, figment, fantasy, daydream, freak, freak of humor, notion, quirk, maggot, crotchet, passing fancy, humor, bubble, hallucination, fantastic notion; see also fantasy 2.

  4. Inclination

    liking, partiality, wishes, preference; see desire 1, inclination 1.

fancy

v.

  1. To imagine

    envision, conceive, conjecture, suppose; see assume 1, imagine 1.

  2. To have a liking for

    like, be fond of, favor; see like 1, 2, 3.

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