Fancy
A cat's name
Fancy originally referred to imagination or mental image, derived from the Greek word <b>phantasia</b>.
In 18th-century England, it evolved to describe elaborate or whimsical designs, particularly in art and fashion.
In horse racing, a “fancy” denotes a strong preference or prediction for a particular horse.
As a verb, fancy can mean to desire or admire something, often romantically or aesthetically: I fancy that dress.
In British slang, it also conveys attraction: Do you fancy him? .
Sudden arbitrary desire
- notionImprecise mental impression
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
whimsy · flight · illusion · vision · reverie · musing · idea · vagary
Intensely desire something
- wantTo desire something
- wishYearned-for outcome
- yearnDeeply desire something
- hankerFeel persistent longing
covet · prefer · like · desire · long for · attracted · infatuated · taken with
Worldly and cultured
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- ornateElaborately decorated
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- refinedPurified or cultured
upscale · posh · lavish · opulent · glamorous · swanky · ritzy · chic
whim
Sudden arbitrary desire
- notionImprecise mental impression
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
caprice · whimsy · flight · illusion · vision · reverie · musing · idea · vagary · figment
crave
Intensely desire something
hanker · covet · prefer · like · desire · long for · attracted · infatuated · taken with · smitten
sophisticated
Worldly and cultured
refined · upscale · posh · lavish · opulent · glamorous · swanky · ritzy · chic · stylish
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- embroideredOrnamented with sewn designs
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
adorned · decorated · detailed · frilly · baroque · rococo · filigreed · bejeweled · trimmed · patterned
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
- dribblingBall-handling with repeated touches
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- trick shotSkillful showy maneuver
finesse · technique · flashy · showy · acrobatic · nimble · deft · impressive · virtuoso · slick
- Italo discoSabrina, Savage, Scotch, Eurobeat, high energy
- KeatsHyperion, Lamia, Isabella, Robin Hood, sonnets
- St. VincentKingstown, St. Vincent, Saint Vincent, Palm Island, Georgetown
- Fantastic FourMarvel's first superhero family
- catching someone's fancyArousing another's interest
- fantasy worldFictional magical setting
- fantasy footballStatistical player management game
- fancy dressClothing worn as disguise
- fancy pantsPretentiously stylish person
fanciful, fancifully, fancifulness, fancier, fanciers, fanciest, fancily, fanciness, fantasy