Definition Fancy

English vocabulary and translations (See all our English vocabulary translation)

fancy: elaborate, extravagant, elegant, flashy, classy, expensive
adjective

Horatio doesn't need any fancy technology in his laboratory. He is fine working with basic equipment.

What a fancy restaurant! It's very elegant and the cheapest thing on the menu costs $80!

to fancy (a coffee): to want, to wish for, to desire (a coffee)
verb

I fancy going to the movies tonight. There's a film I want to see.

-What do you fancy for dinner? -I feel like eating pasta.

Pronunciation examples

UK: I really fancy a nice cup of tea.

US: That's a very fancy hat you're wearing.

"I speak with a fancy little accent and my best friend is the Queen of England."
"Mr. Delavigne, staying at a fancy hotel and not at the Olympic village, was the only surviving competitor."
"Jean, check out these fancy idioms to add some colour to your future conversations!"
"I understand that you wanted to marry a rich guy, at least that makes sense, but yet here you are back in London with nothing to show for it, not even a fancy diamond ring."
"That's a fancy area."
"I noticed you've got a fancy yellow tennis racket, which incidentally is very gay."
"Fancy mushroom thing with ostrich eggs and bacon"
"Since you're always hosting me in your fancy San Francisco offices, I think it's my turn to return the favor, so I'd like to extend a formal invitation to my new ranch in Crawford, Texas."
"Since you're always hosting me in your fancy San Francisco offices, I figured that it was my turn to return the favor."

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