fancy

About 9.91 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The imagination.
2. noun An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
3. noun An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
4. noun A whim.

   I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.

5. noun Love or amorous attachment.
6. noun Liking.

   He took a fancy to the goods in the window.

7. noun The object of inclination or liking.
8. noun Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

   Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.

Similar words

fanciful dressy fantasy fussy flamboyant showy elaborate intricate fondness envision

Often followed by

that to of and the for i it dress

Word family

fancied fancier fancies fanciest fancily fanciness fancinesses fancying