fancy

IPA: fˈænsi

The imagination.
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
A whim.
Love or amorous attachment.
The object of inclination or liking.
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
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.
(obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
(obsolete, slang, in combination) A colored neckerchief worn at prizefights to show support for a contender.
A surname from Old English

(formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
(Britain) Would like; have a desire for.
(Britain, informal) To be sexually attracted to.
(dated or in a set phrase) To imagine, suppose.
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
(transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.

Examples of "fancy" in Sentences

I did not use the term fancy doctor to be sarcastic.
But the Greeks call it fancy, which signifies appearance, and is as proper to one sense as to another.
But let me tell you that what you call a fancy has been anything but a fancy with me, to be over like a spring shower.
But she knew that had she done so — had she so resolved — that which she called her fancy would have been too strong for her.
But she knew that had she done so, — had she so resolved, — that which she called her fancy would have been too strong for her.
But she knew that had she done so -- had she so resolved -- that which she called her fancy would have been too strong for her.
But she knew that had she done so, -- had she so resolved, -- that which she called her fancy would have been too strong for her.
IV. iv.493 (354,2) [and by my fancy] It must be remembered that _fancy_ in this author very often, as in this place, means _love_.
What the Chinese eat is a mystery, and such queer compounds enter into their _menu_ that I would give everybody who dines with a Chinaman this advice -- don't enquire too minutely into what is placed before you, or you will eat nothing, and so offend your host; bolt it and fancy it is something nice -- and _fancy_ goes for something at times, I can assure you.