nothing fancy
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2.7
- idiom
- As usual, Jilly's casual scruffiness made Heather feel overdressed, for all that she was only wearing cotton pants and a blouse, nothing fancy.
- nothing fancy, just
- nothing fancy, okay
- simple nothing fancy
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Watch on YouTubeIt's nothing fancy, I love it.
- It's nothing fancy, I love it.
- Just me, the webcam, nothing fancy.
- I like drip coffee, like old school drip coffee, nothing fancy.
- You're just going to take your bag, fold it up, and I'm just taking a hair tie, nothing fancy.
- So when we arrived to the White House and me and Rodrigo just like this, nothing fancy with almost wearing shorts, though I was really.
- Other than that this is just low dried with a flat brush, nothing fancy and then also I wanted to share my jewelry that I wore the day of imat.
Examples
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It's an old New York school building, nothing fancy, still have old blackboards and whatnot.
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Nothing fancy, but it saves a lot of time.
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It's nothing fancy, I love it.
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Yeah, I guess, nothing fancy, you know?
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I told your friend it was nothing fancy.
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I just ordered a regular coffee, nothing fancy.
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Life puts me in strange places: I'm staying in a national chain hotel, nothing fancy, mind you.
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I like to eat from the market or do easy take-out from a deli, nothing fancy.
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We have a single car (1980s Volvo, nothing fancy), even though my heart aches every time I put more gas in it.
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The restaurant is nothing fancy, but the food is delicious.
Synonyms
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1.0
Plain and without decoration
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3.3
Not large or showy, often simple and limited in amount
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1.0
Simple and not decorated or flavored
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4.3
Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring
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2.2
Ordinary and not very interesting
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5.0
Calm and simple in style without showy details
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3.8
Plain and simple, without special features
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3.9
Simple and plain with very little extra
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7.2
Having a simple style with no extra decoration
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5.1
Simple and honest in style and not trying to impress people
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3.8
Simple and basic without extra services or decoration
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3.4
Not very impressive or special
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6.8
Simple and not decorated in style
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8.5
Plain and not interesting with no new ideas
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5.8
Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration
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7.8
Simple and modest in style and not trying to attract attention
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6.7
Plain and not decorated, like a simple room or building
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3.4
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
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6.5
Plain without decoration or extra parts
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3.8
Simple and plain with no extra things or decorations
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Antonyms
How Fancy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'nothing' negates 'fancy', so the phrase signals the absence of elaboration or ornamentation. This negator + adjective pattern is common and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer 'simple' or 'plain'.
Etymology
The phrase nothing fancy creates a clear picture: nothing (no extra things) and fancy (things that look special or expensive). That's why it means 'simple' or 'plain', not special or expensive.