B1noun · common

fancy

fancy · fancies

любов, кохання

фантазия, воображение, мечта, каприз

Einfall, Vorstellung, Idee, Fantasie

The imaginationThe imagination.

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/ˈfæn.si/

» We ate at a fancy restaurant.

Meaning

15 senses

The imagination.
Vorstellungskraft, Einbildungskraft, Fantasie
воображе́ниеvoobražénije, фанта́зияfantázija
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
Vorstellung, Einbildung, Idee
фанта́зияfantázija, мечта́mečtá
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Vorstellung, Eindruck, Einfall
A whim.
I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.
Einfall
при́хотьpríxotʹ, капри́зkapríz, причу́даpričúda
Love or amorous attachment.
Gefallen, Zuneigung
Liking.
He took a fancy to the goods in the window.
The object of inclination or liking.
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.
the cat fancy
Leidenschaft, Vernarrtheit, Anhängertum
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.
Anhängerschaft, Anhänger, Fans
A diamond with a distinctive colour.
That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
a French fancy; a fondant fancy; cream fancies

More definitions

imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
a predisposition to like something
something many people believe that is false

Examples

290 sentences

We ate at a fancy restaurant.
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Tom stayed at a fancy hotel.
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I don't want a big, fancy wedding.
deIch will keine große, schicke Hochzeit.
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You don't need to wear anything fancy.
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Has Tom ever stayed at a fancy hotel?
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

The imagination; the image-making power of the mind:

An image formed in the mind:

A whim:

Deutsch

By meaning 6

The imagination; the image-making power of the mind:

An image formed in the mind:

An opinion formed without much reflection:

Love or amorous attachment:

Any sport or hobby pursued by a group:

The enthusiasts of such a pursuit:

Origin

From Middle English fansy, fantsy, a contraction of fantasy, fantasye, fantasie, from Old

From Middle English fansy, fantsy, a contraction of fantasy, fantasye, fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Late Latin phantasia (“an idea, notion, fancy, phantasm”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to render visible”), from φαντός (phantós, “visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to make visible”); from the same root as φάος (pháos, “light”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti, from the root *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Doublet of fantasia, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy.

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