fancy

/ˈfan(t)-sē/

Middle English fantasien, fantesien, fancyen "to plan, devise, create, form (an idea), imagine (something false), desire," in part derivative of fantasie, fantsy, fansey , in part borrowed from Middle French fantasier "to imagine, invent," verbal derivative of fantasie

verb

  1. to have a fancy for : like

  2. to form a conception of : imagine

  3. to believe mistakenly or without evidence

He's all right, I suppose, but I can't say that I fancy him.

think conceive imagine fancy realize envisage envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection. conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.

noun

  1. a liking formed by caprice rather than reason : inclination

  2. amorous fondness : love

  3. notion, whim

took a fancy to the mutt

She took a fancy to the young man.

adjective

  1. dependent or based on fancy : whimsical

  2. not plain : ornamental

  3. swank, posh