fanciness

fan·ci·er, fan·ci·est.

• : ornamental; decorative; not plain: a cake with a fancy icing.
• : tending or intending to impress: a fancy degree in geophysics;fancy four-syllable words.
• : complicated or difficult to perform or execute: a couple doing some fancy footwork on the dance floor.
• : depending on imagination or caprice; whimsical; irregular: a fancy conception of time.
• : made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy; of superfine quality or exceptional appeal: fancy goods; fancy fruits.
• : bred to develop points of beauty or excellence, as an animal.
• : much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant: a consultant who charges fancy fees.

plural fan·cies.

• : imagination or fantasy, especially 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.
• : the fancy, Archaic. people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.
• : Obsolete. sexual love.

fan·cied, fan·cy·ing.

• : 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: I really fancy the spotted one in that litter.
• : to want or desire: I fancy another piece of cake.
• : to breed to develop a special type of animal.

• : Also fancy that .: 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.