English Dictionary

fancy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfæn.si/

名詞

廃用

The imagination. / An image or representation of anything formed in the mind. / An opinion or notion formed without much reflection. / A whim. / Love or amorous attachment.

日本語の意味

想像（心に描かれるイメージや概念） / 空想（実際に存在しないものを心に描く） / 考えまたは見解（あまり深く考え抜かずに抱かれる意見や観念） / 突発的な気まぐれ（一時的な衝動や感情のままの思いつき） / 恋慕（恋愛感情、愛情、またはその対象への情熱）

Her fancy turned the old attic into a pirate ship.

彼女の想像力が古い屋根裏部屋を海賊船に変えた。

意味（1）

The imagination.

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

意味（2）

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?

意味（3）

An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.

When you have well viewed the Scenes and Devillish shapes of this Practicall Metamorphosis, and scan’d them in your serious thoughts, you will wonder at their audacious phant’sies, who seeme to hold Specificall deformities, or that any part can seeme unhandsome in their Eyes, which hath appeared good and beautifull unto their Maker […]

意味（4）

A whim.

I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.

意味（5）

Love or amorous attachment.

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

意味（6）

The object of inclination or liking.

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

意味（7）

Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.

意味（8）

The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

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

意味（9）

A diamond with a distinctive colour.

意味（10）

That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.

London-pride is a pretty fancy, and does well for borders.

意味（11）

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

a French fancy; a fondant fancy; cream fancies

意味（12）

(obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.

[He] sung those tunes to the overscutch’d huswifes that he heard the carmen whistle, and sware they were his fancies or his good-nights.

意味（13）

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.

fancies （ plural ）