Fancy
noun
A feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or fleeting.
I took a fancy to the new teacher.
Often appears as...
- take a fancy
- catch someone's fancy
verb
To like or want something, or want to do something.
Do you fancy a drink?
Often appears as...
- fancy doing something
- fancy a drink/eat
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Expensive or high quality.
She wore a fancy dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- fancy dress
- fancy restaurant
adjective
Imaginative or creative.
He has a fancy way of solving problems.
Often appears as...
- fancy idea
- fancy footwork
noun
A feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or fleeting.
I took a fancy to the new teacher.
Often appears as...
- take a fancy
- catch someone's fancy
verb
To like or want something, or want to do something.
Do you fancy a drink?
Often appears as...
- fancy doing something
- fancy a drink/eat
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Expensive or high quality.
She wore a fancy dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- fancy dress
- fancy restaurant
adjective
Imaginative or creative.
He has a fancy way of solving problems.
Often appears as...
- fancy idea
- fancy footwork
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Superficial Attraction
Use 'fancy' when describing a light or short-term interest that might not last long.
Ever since she saw the movie, she's taken a fancy to acting.
Pro Tip 2/2Casual Interest
'Fancy' often suggests a casual or non-serious interest without deep involvement.
He took a fancy to collecting stamps over the summer.
Pro Tip 1/2Superficial Attraction
Use 'fancy' when describing a light or short-term interest that might not last long.
Ever since she saw the movie, she's taken a fancy to acting.
Pro Tip 2/2Casual Interest
'Fancy' often suggests a casual or non-serious interest without deep involvement.
He took a fancy to collecting stamps over the summer.
Pro Tip 1/2Superficial Attraction
Use 'fancy' when describing a light or short-term interest that might not last long.
Ever since she saw the movie, she's taken a fancy to acting.
Pro Tip 2/2Casual Interest
'Fancy' often suggests a casual or non-serious interest without deep involvement.
He took a fancy to collecting stamps over the summer.
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Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
that are only successful when all of the cells participate in unison and so now we have a fancy name for this we call it quorum sensing they vote with these chemical votes the vote gets counted and then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in
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Inside OKCupid: The math...
As you may expect, we're known for the analytic approach we take to love. We call it our matching algorithm. Basically, OkCupid's matching algorithm helps us decide whether two people should go on a date. We built our entire business around it. Now, algorithm is a fancy word, and people like to drop it like it's this big thing.
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How to biohack your...
Every time it's copied, errors crop up. Not good when an error makes a robot worse at surviving, but sometimes a mistake helps them survive and they pass that glitch in the code on- that's evolution in a nutshell, right? Which means you're not the result of some fancy design, I'm afraid.
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and see if your masterful paper engineering ideas translate from a sketch to the actual prototype. Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life.
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Why do we see illusions?...
to be of the world at time T. But the only way your brain can do that, is that it has to, instead of generating a perception of the way the world was when light hit your retina, it has to do something fancier. It can't passively respond and create a best guess,
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What it's like to be a...
But I wonder, what would you say to those who might argue that you're giving a TED Talk, you're clearly a deep thinker, you work at a fancy think tank, you're an exception, you're not the rule. What would you say to those people?
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How to green the world's...
is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert, and this happens only when we create too much bare ground. There's no other cause. And I intend to focus on most of the world's land that is turning to desert.
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Hear Kids' Honest...
knock on door see I was shaking my buttocks some poker was your finish the audition if I was a girl my life would be very strange and odd I wouldn't be one of those fancy girls are in just me
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We don't "move on" from...
which is just a fancy word for brain cancer. So, I'm fun. People love to invite me out all the time. Packed social life. Usually, when I talk about this period of my life,
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Awesome Elephant Artist...
anywhere you fancy this is the first time Hong has used charcoal her mahute noi stands well back to make sure that he doesn't influence Hong's drawing
Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
that are only successful when all of the cells participate in unison and so now we have a fancy name for this we call it quorum sensing they vote with these chemical votes the vote gets counted and then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
As you may expect, we're known for the analytic approach we take to love. We call it our matching algorithm. Basically, OkCupid's matching algorithm helps us decide whether two people should go on a date. We built our entire business around it. Now, algorithm is a fancy word, and people like to drop it like it's this big thing.
Video examples
How to biohack your...
Every time it's copied, errors crop up. Not good when an error makes a robot worse at surviving, but sometimes a mistake helps them survive and they pass that glitch in the code on- that's evolution in a nutshell, right? Which means you're not the result of some fancy design, I'm afraid.
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and see if your masterful paper engineering ideas translate from a sketch to the actual prototype. Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life.
Video examples
Why do we see illusions?...
to be of the world at time T. But the only way your brain can do that, is that it has to, instead of generating a perception of the way the world was when light hit your retina, it has to do something fancier. It can't passively respond and create a best guess,
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
But I wonder, what would you say to those who might argue that you're giving a TED Talk, you're clearly a deep thinker, you work at a fancy think tank, you're an exception, you're not the rule. What would you say to those people?
Video examples
How to green the world's...
is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert, and this happens only when we create too much bare ground. There's no other cause. And I intend to focus on most of the world's land that is turning to desert.
Video examples
Hear Kids' Honest...
knock on door see I was shaking my buttocks some poker was your finish the audition if I was a girl my life would be very strange and odd I wouldn't be one of those fancy girls are in just me
Video examples
We don't "move on" from...
which is just a fancy word for brain cancer. So, I'm fun. People love to invite me out all the time. Packed social life. Usually, when I talk about this period of my life,
Video examples
Awesome Elephant Artist...
anywhere you fancy this is the first time Hong has used charcoal her mahute noi stands well back to make sure that he doesn't influence Hong's drawing
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Helen Fisher
American Scientist
You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can enjoy it. And knowing about your personality type, who you are and what kind of person you're dealing with gives you a great leg up.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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Evan Dando
American Musician
I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.
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Jacob Anderson
British Actor
I don't really go to fancy parties, so I'm not really familiar with that kind of celebrity lifestyle. I don't dress up a lot. My girlfriend and I walk a lot and watch a lot of movies, and my friends and I go to the park or each others' houses.
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Karin Slaughter
American Writer
No crime lab in the world looks like the 'CSI' ones because there's simply not the money for all those fancy machines.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
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Flavor Flav
American Musician
I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.
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Jean Paul
German Author
Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.
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George Groves
British Athlete
Motivational talks are something I have been asked to do and i fancy taking a crack at it.
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Ray Fearon
Actor
I loved playing a character that women fancied.
Quote examples
Helen Fisher
American Scientist
You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can enjoy it. And knowing about your personality type, who you are and what kind of person you're dealing with gives you a great leg up.
Quote examples
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
Quote examples
Evan Dando
American Musician
I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.
Quote examples
Jacob Anderson
British Actor
I don't really go to fancy parties, so I'm not really familiar with that kind of celebrity lifestyle. I don't dress up a lot. My girlfriend and I walk a lot and watch a lot of movies, and my friends and I go to the park or each others' houses.
Quote examples
Karin Slaughter
American Writer
No crime lab in the world looks like the 'CSI' ones because there's simply not the money for all those fancy machines.
Quote examples
Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
Quote examples
Flavor Flav
American Musician
I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.
Quote examples
Jean Paul
German Author
Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.
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George Groves
British Athlete
Motivational talks are something I have been asked to do and i fancy taking a crack at it.
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Ray Fearon
Actor
I loved playing a character that women fancied.
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