fancy
41Fancy — If you fancy something then it means you desire it. There are two basic forms in common use food and people. If you fancy a cake for example it means you like the look of it and you want to eat it. If you see someone of (hopefully) the opposite… …
42fancy — I. n. 1. Imagination (properly, as exercised in sportive or whimsical moods), which see. 2. Pleasing conceit, happy conception, striking thought, ideal image, bright stroke. 3. Notion, idea, thought, conception, conceit, impression, apprehension …
43fancy — 1. verb 1) she fancied him See like I 1) 2) I fancied I could see lights Syn: think, imagine, believe, be of the opinion, be under the impression; reckon 2. adjective fancy clothes Syn …
44fancy — 1. verb 1) Brit.; informal I fancied a change of scene Syn: wish for, want, desire, long for, yearn for, crave, thirst for, hanker after, dream of, covet 2) Brit.; informal …
45fancy — [15] Ultimately, fancy is the same word as fantasy [15], from which it emerged by a process of contraction and gradually became differentiated in meaning. Both go back originally to the Greek verb phaínein ‘show’ (source also of English… …
46Fancy — This very unusual surname recorded in the spellings of Fancy, Fansy, Fennessy, Phinnessy, and Finessy, is of medieval Irish origins. According to our research and to the famous book on Irish surnames by MacLysaght, the surname is mostly found in… …
47fancy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Fancy is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chance {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Fancy is used with these nouns: ↑clothes, ↑dinner, ↑dress, ↑footwork, ↑graphics, ↑hotel, ↑house, ↑ …
48fancy — 1. to desire sexually Either sex may fancy the other: You can t do it to an ordinary woman just because you fancied her at school. (I. Murdoch, 1978) 2. obsolete a girl s suitor It would seem that the suit of those so described …
49fancy (!) — Verb. To like, to desire. E.g. I fancy that new receptionist who s started in accounts. Informal Exclam. Said in mild surprise, often as fancy that! …
50fancy (!) — Verb. To like, to desire. E.g. I fancy that new receptionist who s started in accounts. Informal Exclam. Said in mild surprise, often as fancy that! …
