Толковый словарь английского языка - fancy
Fancy
fancy
I. transitive verb (fancied; ~ing) Date: 14th century to have a ~ for ; like , to form a conception of ; imagine , 3. to believe mistakenly or without evidence, to believe without being certain , to visualize or interpret as , see: think II. noun (plural fancies) Etymology: Middle English fantasie, fantsy imagination, image, illusion, preference, from Anglo-French fantasie illusion, from Latin phantasia, from Greek, appearance, imagination, from phantazein to present to the mind (middle voice, to imagine), from phainein to show; akin to Old English gebōned polished, Greek phōs light Date: 15th century 1. a liking formed by caprice rather than reason ; inclination , amorous fondness ; love , 2. notion , whim , an image or representation of something formed in the mind, fantastic quality or state, 4. imagination especially of a capricious or delusive sort, the power of conception and representation used in artistic expression (as by a poet), taste , judgment , 6. devotees of some particular art, practice, or amusement, the object of interest of such a ~, III. adjective (fancier; -est) Date: 1646 dependent or based on ~ ; whimsical , 2. a. not plain ; ornamental , swanky 2, posh , b. of particular excellence or highest grade , impressive , bred especially for bizarre or ornamental qualities that lack practical utility, based on conceptions of the ~ , 4. dealing in ~ goods, extravagant , executed with technical skill and style , parti-color , fancily adverb fanciness noun
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n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to). 2 a caprice or whim. 3 a thing favoured, e.g. a horse to win a race. 4 an arbitrary supposition. 5 a the faculty of using imagination or of inventing imagery. b a mental image. 6 delusion; unfounded belief. 7 (prec. by the) those who have a certain hobby; fanciers, esp. patrons of boxing. --adj. (usu. attrib.) (fancier, fanciest) 1 ornamental; not plain. 2 capricious, whimsical, extravagant (at a fancy price). 3 based on imagination, not fact. 4 US (of foods etc.) above average quality. 5 (of flowers etc.) particoloured. 6 (of an animal) bred for particular points of beauty etc. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 (foll. by that + clause) be inclined to suppose; rather think. 2 Brit. colloq. feel a desire for (do you fancy a drink?). 3 Brit. colloq. find sexually attractive. 4 colloq. have an unduly high opinion of (oneself, one's ability, etc.). 5 (in imper.) an exclamation of surprise (fancy their doing that!). 6 picture to oneself; conceive, imagine. Phrases and idioms catch (or take) the fancy of please; appeal to. fancy dress fanciful costume, esp. for masquerading as a different person or as an animal etc. at a party. fancy-free without (esp. emotional) commitments. fancy goods ornamental novelties etc. fancy man sl. derog. 1 a woman's lover. 2 a pimp. fancy woman sl. derog. a mistress. fancy-work ornamental sewing etc. Derivatives fanciable adj. (in sense 3 of v.). fancily adv. fanciness n. Etymology: contr. of FANTASY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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