Fancy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The imagination.

   “[…] But know that in the soul / Are many lesser faculties, that serve / Reason as chief; among these Fancy next / Her office holds […]”

2. isim An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.

   “How now, my lord! why do you keep alone, / Of sorriest fancies your companions making, / Using those thoughts which should indeed have died / With them they think on?”

3. isim An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.

   “I have always had a Fancy, that Learning might be made a Play and Recreation to Children […]”

4. isim A whim.

   “I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.”

5. isim Love or amorous attachment.

   “And they’ve taken a fancy to me, Aunt said. Kitto and the others. That means they like me.”

6. isim Liking.

   “He took a fancy to the goods in the window.”

7. isim The object of inclination or liking.

   “For you, fair Hermia, look you arm yourself / To fit your fancies to your father’s will;”

8. isim Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

   “Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.”

9. isim The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

   “He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.”

10. isim A diamond with a distinctive colour.
11. isim That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.

    “18th century, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving Land, cited in Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, 1755, London-pride is a pretty fancy, and does well for borders.”

12. isim A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.

    “a French fancy; a fondant fancy; cream fancies”

13. isim A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.

    “[He] ſung thoſe tunes to the ouer-ſchutcht huſwiues, that he heard the Car-men whiſtle, and ſware they were his fancies or his good-nights, […]”

14. isim In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).

    “When you have mastered plainsies, the regular jack game, and have learned all the rules, you will be ready to use this part of the book. A fancy is a variation of plainsies which usually requires more skill than plainsies does.”

15. isim A colored neckerchief worn at prizefights to show support for a contender.

    “the yellow fancy; the cream fancy; the blood-red fancy”

16. sıfat Decorative, or featuring decorations, especially intricate or diverse ones.

    “This is a fancy shawl.”

17. sıfat Of a superior grade.

    “This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.”

18. sıfat Executed with skill.

    “He initiated the game-winning play with a fancy deked saucer pass to the winger.”

19. sıfat Unnecessarily complicated.

    “I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas.”

20. sıfat 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.”

21. zarf In a fancy manner; fancily.

    “I igonored it, hurdling her navel, riding her torso and taking both her breasts in my hands and mashing them none too fancy.”

22. fiil To appreciate without jealousy or greed.

    “I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.”

23. fiil Would like; have a desire for.

    “I fancy a burger tonight for dinner.”

24. fiil To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.

    “I fancy that girl over there.”

25. fiil To imagine, suppose.

    “[dated] I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey.”

26. fiil To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.

    “he whom I fancy, but can ne'er express”

27. fiil To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

    “We fancy not the cardinal.”

28. fiil To breed (animals) as a hobby.

    “I would recommend this little book very highly to anyone who fancies pigeons, novices and veterans alike.”

29. özel isim A surname from Old English