imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner.

the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.

a mental image or conception

He had happy fancies of being a famous actor.

an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion

Her belief that she can sing is a mere fancy.

a caprice; whim; vagary

It was his fancy to fly to Paris occasionally for dinner.

capricious preference; inclination; a liking

to take a fancy to walking barefoot in the streets.

critical judgment; taste.

the breeding of animals to develop points of beauty or excellence.

love.

the fancy, Archaic . people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.

made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy; of superfine quality or exceptional appeal

fancy goods; fancy fruits.

ornamental; decorative; not plain

a cake with a fancy icing.

depending on imagination or caprice; whimsical; irregular

a fancy conception of time.

bred to develop points of beauty or excellence, as an animal.

much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant

a consultant who charges fancy fees.

to form a conception of; picture to oneself

Fancy living with that egotist all your life!

to believe without being absolutely sure or certain

I fancy you are my new neighbor.

to take a liking to; like.

to breed to develop a special type of animal.

(used as an exclamation of mild surprise)

They invited you, too? Fancy!

fancy up, to make superficially showy by way of improvement

an old car fancied up with a bright new paint job.

adjective

plain , unfancy , unornamented

noun

dislike , hate , certainty , fact , reality , truth

verb

dislike , hate

adjective

adorned , baroque , beautifying , chichi * , complicated , cushy , custom , decorated , decorative , deluxe , elaborate , elegant , embellished , fanciful , florid , frilly , froufrou , garnished , gaudy , gingerbread , intricate , lavish , ornate , ostentatious , resplendent , rich , rococo , showy , special , spiffy * , sumptuous , unusual , fantastic , fantastical , imaginative , whimsical , posh , swank , swanky , capricious , chimerical , ethereal , exorbitant , extravagant , fabulous , imaginary , ornamental , premium , quixotic , romantic , utopian , vaporous

noun

caprice , conceit , conception , contrariness , creation , cup of tea * , desire , druthers , flash , fool’s paradise , groove * , humor , idea , image , imagination , impression , inclination , irrationality , liking , mind , notion , perverseness , pleasure , thing * , thought , vagary , velleity , visualization , weakness for , whim , will , big eyes , chimera , daydream , delusion , envisagement , envisioning , eyes for , fabrication , fantasy , figment , fondness , hallucination , hankering , illusion , imaginativeness , invention , itch * , mirage , nightmare , partiality , penchant , phantasm , picture , pie in the sky * , pipe dream * , predilection , preference , relish , reverie , romancing , sweet tooth * , vision , yearning , yen , fiction , phantasma , bee , boutade , freak , impulse , megrim , whimsy , amorousness , passion , romance , apprehension , capriccio , crotchet , ethereality , fad , fata morgana , kickshaw , maggot , opinion , phantasy , taste , tidbit , vaporosity , whimsey

verb

be inclined to think , believe , conceive , conjecture , dream up , envisage , envision , fantasize , feature * , guess , head trip , image , infer , make up , make up off top of one’s head , phantom , picture , realize , reckon , spark , spitball , suppose , surmise , think , think likely , think up , trump up , vision , visualize , approve , be attracted to , be captivated by , be enamored of , be in love with , care for , crave , crazy about * , desire , dream of , endorse , fall for , favor , like , long for , lust after , mad for , prefer , relish , sanction , set one’s heart on , take a liking to , take to , wild for , wish for , yearn for , see , admire , apprehend , capriccio , caprice , chimera , conceit , decorative , deluxe , dream , elaborate , elegant , embellished , expensive , fad , fantasy , humor , idea , illusion , imagination , imagine , impression , inclination , lavish , liking , love , notion , ornamental , ornate , pleasure , preference , romance , taste , vagary , whim , whimsy