fancy
English
/ˈfæn.si/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- (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).
Etymology
Derived from Middle English fansy derived from Old French fantasie (fantasy) derived from Latin fantasia, phantasia (imagination, fancy, fantasy) derived from Ancient Greek φαντασία (apparition, image, imagination, perception, appearance).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φαντασία
Gloss
apparition, image, imagination, perception, appearance
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- disfancy English
- fanciable English
- fancier English
- fancieth English
- fanciful English
- fancifully English
- fancifulness English
- fancify English
- fanciless English
- fancily English
- fanciness English
- fancymonger English
- fancywork English
- fantasy English
- hyperfancy English
- monger English
- nonfancy English
- overfanciful English
- schmancy English
- superfancy English
- unfanciful English
- unfancy English
- work English
- fantasia Finnish
- fantasia Latin
- phantasia Latin
- Phantasie German
- fancy German
- fantázia Hungarian
- fantasia Italian
- fantaisie French
- fantaisiste French
- fantasier French
- fantasía Spanish, Castilian
- φαντασία Ancient Greek
- φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς Ancient Greek
- φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek
- fancy Norwegian Bokmål
- fantasere Norwegian Bokmål
- fantasi Norwegian Bokmål
- fantasia Portuguese
- fantasi Swedish
- fancy Norwegian Nynorsk
- fantasi Norwegian Nynorsk
- fansy Middle English
- fantasi Danish
- fantasie Czech
- fantaisie Old French
- fantasie Old French
- fantasia Catalan, Valencian
- fantasía Galician
- pansi Cebuano
- fantasie Middle Dutch
- fantaziar Ido
- phăng-tê-di Vietnamese
- fantasía Asturian