Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
fancy goods

fancy goods

4.1
Small decorative items often sold as gifts
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : artículos decorativos
  • Look at those fancy goods!

Examples

  • The shop's window was filled with fancy goods for the holiday season.

  • She specialized in selling imported fancy goods such as porcelain figurines and decorative vases.

  • The gift store offers a wide range of fancy goods to suit every taste.

  • She loves buying fancy goods for her home.

  • She loves to browse the market for unique fancy goods to decorate her home.

  • During the holidays, he often buys fancy goods as gifts for his friends and family.

  • The store specializes in selling fancy goods that add a decorative touch to any occasion.

Synonyms

novelty
vsfancy goods
27 3.9

A small, cheap object bought as a gift or souvenir

is not limited to small inexpensive items and can be larger
finery
vsfancy goods
10 7.1

Fancy clothes and jewelry worn for a special occasion

is general decorative articles not limited to clothing or to be worn
giftware
vsfancy goods
4.1

Small decorative things made and sold to be given as presents

is not always produced specifically to be given as gifts

Antonyms

utilitarian
19 6.3

Having a simple practical design that is useful rather than attractive

How Decorative

trinket
43 3.5
fancy goods
  • Archaic
4.1

Surface Forms

fancy goods singular
fancy goods plural

Morphology

fancy + good

The meaning 'articles that are mainly decorative or ornamental' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fancy' (ornamented, showy) with 'goods' (products). This adjective + noun composition is a productive, cross-linguistically common pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Fancy goods comes from shops full of small, pretty items meant for looks rather than practical use. The word fancy meant 'pretty' or 'for pleasure' and goods are things to buy, so fancy goods now refers to 'decorative' items or 'gifts'.