Know Your Next Word : fancy
23. fancy :
adjective & noun :
1. imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner
2. a mental image or conception
3. made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy : of superfine quality or exceptional appeal
4. ornamental : decorative : not plain
usage :
He had happy fancies of being a famous actor.
It was his fancy to fly to Paris occasionally for dinner.
a consultant who charges fancy fees.
I fancy you are my new neighbor.
the fancy footwork of a figure skater
She tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out.
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