English-Thai Dictionary
fancy
ADJ ไม่ธรรมดา หรูหรา งดงาม วิเศษ deluxe elaborate mai-tam-ma-da
fancy
N จินตนาการ การ นึกฝัน ความ นึกฝัน imagination fantasy jin-ta-na-kan
fancy
SL ชอบ chob
fancy
SL ปรารถนา pad-ta-na
fancy
VT จินตนาการ นึกฝัน conjecture envision suppose jin-ta-na-kan
fancy
VT ปรารถนา ต้องการ pad-ta-na
fancy dress
N ชุด แฟนซี chud-fan-c
fancy man
N แมงดา ผู้ชาย ที่ เกาะ ผู้หญิง กิน mang-da
fancy oneself
PHRV คิด ว่า ตน เป็น จินตนาการ ว่า เป็น kid-wa-ton-pen
fancy the arse off (someone)
SL มี ความป รา รถ ทางเพศ ต่อ บางคน fancy the pants off(someone me-kwam-pra-rod-tang-phed-tor-bang-kon
fancy the pants off (someone)
SL มี ความป รา รถ ทางเพศ ต่อ บางคน fancy the arse off(someone me-kwam-pra-rod-tang-phed-tor-bang-kon
fancy woman
N หญิง โสเภ ณี ying-so-pe-ne
fancy!
SL คำอุทาน แสดง ความแปลกใจ kam-u-ta-sa-dang-kwam-peak-jai
fancy-free
A ที่ ไม่ มีอิทธิพล ใดๆ ที่ ไม่ได้ ชอบ ใคร
fancy-free
ADJ เป็นอิสระ ซึ่ง ไม่ ผูกมัด airy blithesome engaged involved pen-id-sa-ra
fancywork
N งานเย็บปักถักร้อย needlework ngan-yeb-pak-tak-roi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FANCY
n.[contracted from fantasy, L. phantasia. Gr. from to cause to appear, to seem, to imagine, from to show, to appear, to shine. The primary sense seems to be to open, or to shoot forth. ] 1. The faculty by which the mind forms images or representations of things at pleasure. It is often used as synonymous with imagination; but imagination is rather the power of combining and modifying our conceptions.
2. An opinion or notion.
I have always had a fancy, that learning might be made a play and recreation to children.
3. Taste; conception.
The little chapel called the salutation in very neat, and built with a pretty fancy.
4. Image; conception; thought.
How now, my lord, why do you keep alone;
Of sorriest fancies your companions making?
5. Inclination; liking. Take that which suits your fancy. How does this strike your fancy?
His fancy lay to traveling.
6. Love.
Tell me where is fancy bred.
7. Caprice; humor; whim; as an odd or strange fancy.
True worth shall gain me, that it may be said,
Desert, not fancy, once a woman led.
8. False notion.
9. Something that pleases or entertains without real use or value.
London-pride is a pretty fancy for borders.
FANCY
v.i.To imagine; to figure to one's self; to believe or suppose without proof. All may not be our enemies whom we fancy to be so. If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know.
FANCY
v.t. 1. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.
He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express.
2. To like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. We fancy a person for beauty and accomplishment. We sometimes fancy a lady at first sight, whom, on acquaintance, we cannot esteem.
FANCYFRAMED
a.Created by the fancy.
FANCYFREE
a.Free from the power of love.
FANCYING
ppr. Imagining; conceiving; liking.
FANCYMONGER
n.One who deals in tricks of imagination.
FANCYSICK
a.One whose imagination is unsound, or whose distemper is in his own mind.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FANCY
Fan "cy, n.; pl. Fancies. Etym: [Contr. fr. fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. bhato shine. Cf. Fantasy, Fantasia, Epiphany, Phantom. ]
1. The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination. In the soul Are many lesser faculties, that serve Reason as chief. Among these fancy next Her office holds. Milton.
2. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit. How now, my lord! why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companoins making Shak.
3. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression. I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children. Locke.
4. Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking. To fit your fancies to your father's will. Shak.
5. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value. London pride is a pretty fancy for borders. Mortimer.
6. A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad. [Obs. ] Shak. The fancy, all of a class who exhibit and cultivate any peculiar taste or fancy; hence, especially, sporting characters taken collectively, or any specific class of them, as jockeys, gamblers, prize fighters,etc. At a great book sale in London, which had congregated all the fancy. De Quincey.
Syn. -- Imagination; conceit; taste; humor; inclination; whim; liking. See Imagination.
FANCY
Fan "cy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fancied, p. pr. & vb. n. Fancying (.]
1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof. If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know. Locke.
2. To love. [Obs. ] Shak.
FANCY
FANCY Fan "cy, v. t.
1. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine. He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express. Dryden.
2. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. "We fancy not the cardinal. " Shak.
3. To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal ). He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him were his kinsmen. Thackeray.
FANCY
FANCY Fan "cy, a.
1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods.
2. Extravagant; above real value. This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's ] father to pay fancy prices for giants. Macaulay. Fancy ball, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons and nations. -- Fancy fair, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold, generally for some charitable purpose. -- Fancy goods, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc. , as ribbons, silks, laces, etc. , in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make. -- Fancy line (Naut. ), a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; -- used to haul it down. Fancy roller (Carding Machine ), a clothed cylinder (usually having straight teeth ) in front of the doffer. -- Fancy stocks, a species of stocks which afford great opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are artificial. -- Fancy store, one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold. -- Fancy woods, the more rare and expensive furniture woods, as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.
FANCY-FREE
FANCY-FREE Fan "cy-free `, a.
Defn: Free from the power of love. "In maiden meditation, fancy- free. " Shak.
FANCYMONGER
FANCYMONGER Fan "cy *mon `ger, n.
Defn: A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. [Obs. ] Shak.
FANCY-SICK
FANCY-SICK Fan "cy-sick `, a.
Defn: Love-sick. Shak.
FANCYWORK
FANCYWORK Fan "cy *work `, n.
Defn: Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fancy
fan cy |ˈfansē ˈfænsi | ▶adjective ( fancier , fanciest ) 1 elaborate in structure or decoration: the furniture was very fancy | a fancy computerized system. • designed to impress: converted fishing boats with fancy new names. • (esp. of foodstuffs ) of high quality: fancy molasses. • (of flowers ) of two or more colors. • (of an animal ) bred to develop particular points of appearance: fancy goldfish. 2 archaic (of a drawing, painting, or sculpture ) created from the imagination rather than from life. ▶verb ( fancies, fancying, fancied ) [ with obj. ] 1 feel a desire or liking for: do you fancy a drink? • find sexually attractive: he saw a woman he fancied. • (fancy oneself ) informal have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one's ability in a particular area: he fancied himself an amateur psychologist. 2 [ with clause ] imagine; think: he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses. • [ in imperative ] used to express one's surprise at something: fancy meeting all those television actors! ▶noun ( pl. fancies ) 1 a feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient: this does not mean that the law should change with every passing fancy . 2 the faculty of imagination: my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy . • a thing that one supposes or imagines, typically an unfounded or tentative belief or idea; notion or whim: scientific fads and fancies. 3 (in sixteenth and seventeenth cent. music ) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form. PHRASES as (or when or where ) the fancy takes one according to one's inclination: I shall go where the fancy takes me. take (or catch ) someone's fancy appeal to someone: she'll grab any toy that takes her fancy. take a fancy to become fond of, esp. without an obvious reason. DERIVATIVES fan ci ly |ˈfansəlē |adverb, fan ci ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: contraction of fantasy .
fancy dress
fan cy dress |ˈˌfænsi ˈdrɛs | ▶noun an unusual or amusing costume worn to make someone look like a famous person, fictional character, or an animal, esp. as part of a theme at a party.
fancy-free
fan cy-free |ˈˌfænsi ˈfri | ▶adjective free from emotional involvement or commitment to anyone: her recent divorce meant that she was footloose and fancy-free .
fancy goods
fan cy goods ▶plural noun dated items for sale that are purely or chiefly ornamental.
fancy man
fan cy man |ˈfænsi ˈˌmæn | ▶noun dated a woman's lover. • archaic a pimp.
fancy-pants
fan cy-pants ▶adjective informal superior or high-class in a pretentious way: a fancy-pants restaurant.
fancy woman
fan cy wom an ▶noun dated a married man's mistress.
fancywork
fan cy work |ˈfansēˌwərk ˈfænsiwərk | ▶noun ornamental needlework, crochet, or knitting, as opposed to plain or purely functional stitches.
Oxford Dictionary
fancy
fancy |ˈfansi | ▶verb ( fancies, fancying, fancied ) [ with obj. ] 1 Brit. informal feel a desire or liking for: do you fancy a drink? • find sexually attractive. • (fancy oneself ) informal have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one's ability in a particular area: he fancied himself as an amateur psychologist. 2 Brit. regard (a horse, team, or player ) as a likely winner: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : I fancy him to win the tournament. 3 [ with clause ] imagine; think: he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses. • [ in imperative ] chiefly Brit. used to express surprise at something: fancy meeting all those television actors! ▶adjective ( fancier, fanciest ) 1 elaborate in structure or decoration: the furniture was very fancy | a fancy computerized system. • sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress: fancy hotels and restaurants. • chiefly N. Amer. (especially of foodstuffs ) of high quality: fancy molasses. • (of a flower ) of two or more colours. • (of an animal ) bred to develop particular points of appearance: fancy goldfish. 2 archaic (of a drawing, painting, or sculpture ) created from the imagination rather than from life. ▶noun ( pl. fancies ) 1 a superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction: this was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by. • dated a person or thing that one finds attractive: people jostled to ride alongside their fancy. • a favourite in a race or other sporting contest: the filly is already a leading fancy for next year's races. • (the fancy ) dated enthusiasts for a sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively. 2 [ mass noun ] the faculty of imagination: he is prone to flights of fancy . • [ count noun ] an unfounded or tentative belief or idea: I've a fancy they want to be alone. 3 (also fancy cake ) Brit. a small iced cake. 4 (in 16th and 17th century music ) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form. PHRASES as (or when or where ) the fancy takes one according to one's inclination: you could move about as the fancy took you. fancy one's (or someone's ) chances believe that one (or someone else ) is likely to be successful: we fancy our chances in the replay. take (or catch ) someone's fancy appeal to someone. take a fancy to become fond of, especially without an obvious reason. DERIVATIVES fancily adverb, fanciness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: contraction of fantasy .
fancy dress
fancy dress ▶noun [ mass noun ] an unusual or amusing costume worn to a social event to make someone look like, for example, a famous person or well-known fictional character.
fancy-free
fancy-free ▶adjective not emotionally involved with or committed to anyone: her recent divorce meant that she was footloose and fancy-free .
fancy goods
fancy goods ▶plural noun items for sale that are purely or chiefly ornamental.
fancy man
fancy man ▶noun informal, often derogatory a woman's lover. • archaic a pimp.
fancy-pants
fancy-pants ▶adjective informal superior or high-class in a pretentious way: a fancy-pants restaurant.
fancy woman
fancy woman (Brit. also fancy piece ) ▶noun informal, often derogatory a married man's mistress.
fancywork
fancywork ▶noun [ mass noun ] ornamental needlework, crochet, or knitting, as opposed to plain or purely functional stitches.
American Oxford Thesaurus
fancy
fancy verb 1 she fancied him. See like 1 (sense 1 ). 2 I fancied I could see lights: think, imagine, believe, be of the opinion, be under the impression; reckon. ▶adjective fancy clothes: elaborate, ornate, ornamental, decorative, adorned, embellished, intricate; ostentatious, showy, flamboyant; luxurious, lavish, extravagant, expensive; informal flashy, jazzy, ritzy, snazzy, posh, classy; fancy-schmancy. ANTONYMS plain. ▶noun she took a fancy to you: liking, taste, inclination; urge, wish, whim, impulse, notion, whimsy, hankering, craving; informal yen, itch. WORD SPECTRUM: plain / fancy See plain Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.
Oxford Thesaurus
fancy
fancy verb 1 Brit. informal I fancied a change of scene: wish for, want, desire; long for, yearn for, crave, have a yearning /craving for, hanker after, hunger for, thirst for, sigh for, pine for, dream of, covet; informal have a yen for, itch for; archaic be desirous of; rare desiderate. 2 she'd fancied him for ages: be attracted to, find attractive, be captivated by, be infatuated with, be taken with, desire; lust after, burn for; informal have taken a shine to, have a crush on, have the hots for, be wild /mad /crazy about, have a thing about, have a pash on, have a soft spot for, be soft on, have eyes for, carry a torch for, go for, lech after /over. 3 I fancied that I could see lights to the south: think, imagine, guess, believe, have an idea, suppose; gather, surmise, suspect, conjecture, be of the opinion, be of the view, be under the impression, think it likely /conceivable; informal reckon. PHRASES fancy oneself a couple of lads who fancy themselves: have a high opinion of oneself, be confident of one's abilities; informal think one is the cat's whiskers /pyjamas, think one is God's gift (to women ); Brit. informal reckon oneself. ANTONYMS be modest. ▶adjective he is too hard up to buy fancy clothes: elaborate, ornate, ornamented, ornamental, decorated, decorative, adorned, embellished, intricate, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy; ostentatious, showy, flamboyant, gaudy; luxurious, sumptuous, lavish, extravagant, expensive, deluxe, select, superior, high-class, quality, prime; informal flash, flashy, fancy-pants, jazzy, ritzy, glitzy, snazzy, posh, classy, over the top, OTT; Brit. informal swish. ANTONYMS plain, unobtrusive. ▶noun 1 he was able to indulge his fancy to own a farm: desire, urge, wish, want; inclination, bent; whim, impulse, caprice, notion, whimsy, eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, kink; preference, fondness, liking, partiality, predilection, predisposition, taste, relish, love, humour, penchant; yearning, longing, hankering, craving, pining, ache, hunger, thirst, need; informal yen, itch. 2 they appeal to our wildest fancy rather than our judgement: imagination, imaginative faculty /power, creativity, creative faculty /power, conception, fancifulness, inventiveness, invention, originality, ingenuity, cleverness, wit, artistry; images, mental images, visualizations. ANTONYMS intellect. 3 they had a vague fancy that it was cruel to leave the dolls in the dark: idea, notion, thought, supposition, opinion, belief, impression, image, understanding, conceptualization; feeling, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, hunch, inkling, intimation; illusion, fantasy, dream. PHRASES take a fancy to Joe met this lovely young girl who took a fancy to him. See fancy (sense 2 of the verb ).
Duden Dictionary
Fancy
Fan cy Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |ˈfænsi |der Fancy oder das Fancy; Genitiv: des Fancy [s ] griechisch-lateinisch-französisch -englisch ; »Fantasie «beidseitig gerauter Flanell in Leinen- oder Köperbindung eine Webart
Fancy
Fan cy Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |ˈfænsi |die Fancy; Genitiv: der Fancy, Plural: die Fancys kurze Instrumentalfantasie
Fancydrink
Fan cy drink Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfɛnsi …|der Fancydrink; Genitiv: des Fancydrinks, Plural: die Fancydrinks Mixgetränk ohne festes Rezept
Fancystock
Fan cy stock Substantiv, maskulin Börsenwesen , der |ˈfɛnsistɔk |der Fancystock; Genitiv: des Fancystocks, Plural: die Fancystocks englisch Spekulationspapier mit hohem Risiko
Fancywork
Fan cy work Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈfɛnsiwəːk |das Fancywork; Genitiv: des Fancyworks, Plural: die Fancyworks aus Tauwerk hergestellte Zierknoten und Flechtereien
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fancy
fan cy /fǽnsi /〖fantasyの短縮形 〗動詞 -cies /-z /; -cied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 (!進行形にしない ) 1 ｟主に英 くだけて ｠〈物 事 〉がほしい , 好きである ;〖fancy doing 〗…したい (!しばしば否定 疑問文で ) ▸ Anyone fancy a drink? だれか飲み物はいるかい ▸ I don't fancy staying here any more .これ以上ここにはいたくない 2 ｟英 くだけて ｠(性的に )〈人 〉にひかれる ▸ I sort of fancy Anne .アンにはちょっとひかれる [そそられる ]ね 3 ｟英 くだけて 時に非難して ｠〖～ oneself 〗うぬぼれる ; (うぬぼれて ) «…だと » 思いこむ «as , to be » (!asもto beも省略可能 ) ▸ Bob always fancies himself (as ) a movie star .ボブはいつでも映画スター気取りだ 4 〖～ A ('s ) doing 〗Aが … するのを想像する, 思い描く ▸ I can't fancy her living with him .彼女が彼と同棲 （どうせい ）しているなんて想像もつかない 5 ｟英 ｠〈人 チームなど 〉が勝つと思う; 〈事など 〉が成功すると思う (!しばしば否定文で ) ▸ I don't fancy your chances .あなたに勝ち目はない ▸ fancy A (to win )Aが勝つと思う 6 ｟英話 ｠〖命令形で; ～ A [doing 〗]Aを […することを ]考えてみなさい ; A […する ]だなんて (!驚きやショックを表す ) ▸ Fancy (that )!そんなばかな ; 信じられない ▸ Fancy meeting you here! こんなところで会うなんて ; これは奇遇だ 7 ｟文 ｠〖～ (that )節 〗(なんとなく )…と想像する, 思う, 信じる ; 〖～ A as [(to be )] C 〗AをCと考える .f à ncy A ú p [ú p A ]｟米 くだけて ｠Aを (飾り付けて )よく見せる .名詞 複 -cies /-z /1 C ｟主に英 ｠ «…に対する » 好み , 愛好 «to , for » (!単数形で ) ; (一時的な )気まぐれ ▸ take a great fancy to a new computer game 新しいコンピュータゲームにはまる ▸ passing fancies つかの間の気まぐれ ▸ take [tickle, catch ] A's fancy [the fancy of A ]〈物 事が 〉A 〈人 〉の気に入るものである ▸ as [when, where ] the fancy takes one 気の向くままに [気の向いた時に, 気の向いた所で ]2 U ｟文 ｠〖具体例では 可算 〗空想 , 幻想 ; 想像力 ▸ flights of fancy 止めどない空想 3 C ｟やや古 ｠(根拠のない )考え ; (単なる )思いつき ; 錯覚 .4 ｟古 ｠〖the ～; 集合的に 〗愛好家, 同好の士 ; ボクシングファン .5 C ｟英 ｠〖通例 -cies 〗デコレーションケーキ (fancy cake ).形容詞 -cier ; -ciest 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟くだけて 否定的に ｠高価な , 高品質の ; 法外な 〈値段など 〉▸ a fancy French restaurant [private school ]高級フランス料理店 [金のかかる私学 ]▸ fancy prices 不当に高い金額 2 装飾の多い ; 手の込んだ ▸ a fancy car 派手な車 ▸ fancy clothes 凝った洋服 ▸ nothing fancy これといったところがない 3 高等技術の ; 複雑な 〈器具など 〉▸ fancy footwork 巧みな足さばき [処理 ]4 ｟米 ｠極上の, 特選の 〈食品 〉▸ fancy wine 最高級ワイン 5 気まぐれな ; 空想に基づく .6 まだらの, 変り咲きの 〈花 〉; 変種の, 珍種の 〈動物 〉.～̀ dr é ss ｟英 ｠仮装, 仮装パーティの衣装 .～̀ dr é ss p à rty 仮装パーティ .～̀ g ó ods ｟英 ｠装身具, アクセサリー .～́ m à n ｟やや古 ｠愛人 ; (売春婦の )ひも .～́ p à nts ｟俗 ｠〖単数扱い 〗着飾った男 ; 女々 （めめ ）しい男 .～́ w ò man ｟やや古 ｠愛人 ; 売春婦 .f á n ci ly 副詞
fancy-free
f à ncy-fr é e 形容詞 お気楽な, (しがらみがないため )好きなことができる ; 自由奔放な ▸ be footloose and fancy-free 自由奔放で気楽な身分である
fancywork
f á ncy w ò rk 名詞 U 手芸 (品 ), 編物 , 刺繍 （ししゆう ）.
The Wordsmith Dictionary