fancy
- adjective
- /ˈfæn.si/
- She wore a fancy dress that sparkled under the lights at the gala.
- fancy clothes
- a fancy dress
- a fancy car
And then you draw this fancy Z like that.
- And then you draw this fancy Z like that.
- So let's say that I build some sort of fancy encryption scheme.
- First date, picnic, hike, fancy restaurant, movies, stay in.
- It isn't it like being like fancy or sophisticated?
- You don't need anything super fancy for creating course videos.
- You can be free or fancy, but everyone's welcome.
- I find with New Girl, it's the fancy man threat.
- I'm going to put on my green fancy eye masks.
Examples
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That was a very fancy shot.
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Oh, you and your fancy suits and your fancy perfumes.
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So nothing too crazy, nothing too fancy, but effective.
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It's in a very fancy place.
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If we're getting fancy, let's get fancy, OK?
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This banana was created in a fancy looking house in England.
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I took a quick shower and put on my one fancy black dress with a pearl necklace.
Fiction book (1990) -
I would take him somewhere fancy, like Craig's.
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Boy, that sure is a fancy-lookin' pen you got there.
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Two investment bankers just showed me their big, fancy watches.
Synonyms
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
Very bright or showy in a way that attracts attention
Too big and showy in a way that tries to seem more important than it is
Using long, fancy words and complicated sentences that make writing hard to follow
Very bright and showy in a way that looks bad
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
Very rich and expensive looking, often with beautiful details
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
Fashionable and showy in a way that seems rich
Being very decorated and showy in style, often with many small details
Very fancy in a way that tries to impress people
Looking expensive or stylish in a showy, joking way
Looks very expensive to impress people
Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
A woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who supports her financially
How Fancy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fancy originally came from an old word for imagination, through the English word fantasy and the Greek phantasia, which meant 'appearance' or 'imagination'. So, when we call something 'fancy' for being very decorative, it is like saying it was made by a lively imagination.