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Meaning of fancy in English
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/ˈfæn.si/ us
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fancy verb
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B1 [ T ] UK to want to have or do something: Do you fancy a drink this evening? [ + -ing verb ] I didn't fancy swimming in that water.
B2 [ T ] UK informal to be sexually attracted to someone: He could tell she fancied him.
fancy yourself UK disapproving
to think you are very attractive or important: That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he? You could tell by the way they strutted around how much they fancied themselves. Look at this photo from our teens. We really fancied ourselves, didn't we? At that time, he was dating a girl who really fancied herself. Chrissie's husband really fancies himself, doesn't he?
More examplesFewer examplesDo you fancy coming on a day trip to Bath next Saturday?Do you fancy going out for a meal after work?What shall we do foodwise - do you fancy going out to eat?I thought he fancied me, but I'd completely misread the signals.She knew he fancied her, but preferred to keep their relationship platonic.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wanting things
ache for something
acquisitive
ambitious
ambitiously
angle for something
desperate
expense
have your eye on something idiom
hunger
hunger after/for something
hungrily
impulse
pine
seeker
set your heart on something/doing something idiom
set your sights on something idiom
shook
shopping list
sight
someone's heart's desire idiom
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Showing arrogance and conceit
fancy verb
(IMAGINE)
[ I or T ] UK to imagine or think that something is so: He fancies himself as a bit of a singer. [ + to infinitive ] Who do you fancy to win the Cup this year? [ + (that) ] literary I fancied (that) I saw something moving in the corner.old-fashioned This isn't the first time this has happened, I fancy.
fancy! C2 old-fashioned
an expression of surprise: Fancy seeing you here! "They have eight children." "Fancy that (= how surprising)!"
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Imagining and conceiving
assume
beyond your wildest dreams idiom
blue-sky
conceivable
conceivably
guess
imagine
in your mind's eye idiom
inconceivably
lay the foundation(s) of/for idiom
look on/upon someone/something as something
manifest
reach
regard
retheorization
retheorize
revisualization
riot
run riot idiom
throw
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Expressions of surprise
Idiom
fancy someone's chances
fancyadjective uk
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/ˈfæn.si/ us
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fancy adjective
(DECORATIVE)
decorative or complicated: I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy. The decorations were a little too fancy for my tastes. fancy cakes
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complexity
advanced
all-singing
baroque
baroquely
be more to something than meets the eye idiom
finicky
high-tech
indirectly
insolubility
intractability
onerousness
ornate
ornately
over-elaborate
over-fussy
tortuous
tortuously
tortuousness
twisty
ultra-sophisticated
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fancy adjective
(EXPENSIVE)
informal expensive: We stayed in a fancy hotel near the Champs-Élysées. a fancy restaurant
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
costing a lot of moneyexpensiveHe thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.dearUK I find the veg too dear in that supermarket.costlyThey made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery. priceyThe restaurants in town are a bit pricey.exclusiveThey have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Expensive & luxurious
champagne
costliness
costly
expense
expensively
extravagance
gold plate
graciousness
luxuriant
luxurious
luxury
luxury goods
poshly
poshness
precious
preciousness
premium-rate
priceless
ritzy
upmarket
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fancynoun uk
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/ˈfæn.si/ us
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fancy noun
(THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
passing fancy
something that you like very much for a short period: But for me, parachuting was no passing fancy.
See more take a fancy to something/someone
to start liking something or someone very much: Laura's taken a fancy to Japanese food.
See more take/tickle your fancy informal (also US strike your fancy)
If something takes/tickles your fancy, you like it and want to have or do it: I looked in a lot of clothes shops but nothing really tickled my fancy.
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fancy noun
(IMAGINATION)
[ U ] literary the imagination See
flight of fancy
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Imagining and conceiving
assume
beyond your wildest dreams idiom
blue-sky
conceivable
conceivably
guess
imagine
in your mind's eye idiom
inconceivably
lay the foundation(s) of/for idiom
look on/upon someone/something as something
manifest
reach
regard
retheorization
retheorize
revisualization
riot
run riot idiom
throw
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Ideas, concepts and theories
(Definition of fancy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
fancy | American Dictionary
fancyadjective [ -er/-est only ] us
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fancy adjective [-er/-est only]
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decorative or complicated, or (of restaurants, stores, or hotels) expensive: I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy. a fancy hotel
fancynoun [ U ] us
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something that you like very much: What's your fancy?
Idiom
strike your fancy
fancyverb [ T ] us
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fancy verb [T]
(IMAGINE)
to imagine or think that something is so: When she was young she fancied herself a rebel.
fancy verb [T]
(LIKE)
to like or wish for: There are two things he fancies – fast cars and thunderous music.
(Definition of fancy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of fancy
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A fancy procedure and pretty pictures are not needed, critics will add, to know that brain activity differs between the two groups.
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Some of them, by the accidents of his reading, loomed out in his fancy disproportionately large by comparison with the rest.
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We must remember that masque performances were great occasions, replete with distractions - royalty, nobility, fancy dress, beautiful women, glorious jewellery.
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The most obvious characteristic of mainpiece opera up to 1695 is fancy staging.
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Is a man in uniform a policeman or a guest at a fancy dress party?
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The constraint is that the binary tree should be atiguously marked, a fancy name for a non-contiguous marking.
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A fancy term, it means nothing more at this point than the pervasive concept of the human person.
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Imaginative fancy or indirect knowledge was rarely enough.
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The films were superficial and huge sums of money were spent on fancy mechanisms, like animatronics.
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Muddling through this century, however, we find that the 'conservation ethic' has often been eclipsed by a predilection for fancy 'conservation tools'.
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The old woman would not listen to such fancy stuff.
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We may fancy an exotic past that contrasts with a humdrum or unhappy present, but we forge it with modern tools.
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Rethinking a classic doesn't mean gussying it up with fancy folderol and extraneous trimming so that it no longer bears any resemblance to the original.
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Such analyses were dangerously susceptible of countenancing individual fancy, undermining a national church.
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For him, the landscape was not a fancy to be admired and 'observed'.
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喜歡, 想要, 想做…
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काहीतरी मिळवायची किंवा करायची इच्छा असणे, एखाद्याकडे लैंगिकतेने आकर्षित होणे…
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高級な, 装飾的な, 手の込んだ…
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düşlemek, arzu etmek, canı çekmek…
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de luxe, sophistiqué/-ée, envie…
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elegant, sofisticat, tenir ganes de…
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ஏதாவது வேண்டும் அல்லது செய்ய வேண்டும், ஒருவரிடம் பாலியல் ரீதியாக ஈர்க்கப்பட வேண்டும்…
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(कुछ पाने या करने की) चाह होना, (किसी के प्रति) यौन रूप से आकर्षित होना…
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અભિરુચિ, જાતીય આકર્ષણ થવું…
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grille, indfald, fantasi…
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böjelse, smak, förkärlek…
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minat, imaginasi, khayalan…
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die Vorliebe, die Fantasie, die Vorstellung…
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fin, luksuriøs, luksus-…
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تصور کرنا, گمان کرنا, خیال کرنا…
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уподобання, пристрасть, уява…
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хотеть, влюбляться, предполагать…
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ఏదైనా కలిగి ఉండాలని లేదా చేయాలని అనుకొను, ఒకరి పట్ల లైంగికంగా ఆకర్షితులగు…
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يَشْتَهي (شَخْص ما جِنْسيّا), يَرْغَب…
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কিছু থাকা বা করতে চাওয়া, কারও প্রতি যৌন আকর্ষণ থাকা…
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rozmar, vrtoch, fantazie…
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keinginan, imajinasi, khayalan…
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sự mê thích nhất thời, sức tưởng tượng, cái được tưởng tượng…
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mieć ochotę na, mieć oko na, wydawać się…
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footloose and fancy-free, at fancy-free
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strike your fancy idiom
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passing fancy phrase
fancy someone's chances idiom
flight of fancy idiom
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fancy (LIKE)
fancy yourself
fancy (IMAGINE)
fancy!
Adjective
fancy (DECORATIVE)
fancy (EXPENSIVE)
Noun
fancy (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
passing fancy
take a fancy to something/someone
take/tickle your fancy
fancy (IMAGINATION)
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fancy (DECORATIVE)
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fancy (IMAGINE)
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fancy
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verb
fan·cy
ˈfan(t)-sē
fancied; fancying
Synonyms of fancy
transitive verb
1
: to have a fancy (see fancy entry 2 sense 1) for : like
He's all right, I suppose, but I can't say that I fancy him.
2
: to form a conception of : imagine
fancy our embarrassment Just fancy my surprise when I heard that he was getting married.
3
a
: to believe mistakenly or without evidence
b
: to believe without being certain
she fancied she had met him before real or fancied wrongs
4
: to visualize or interpret as
fancied myself a child again
fancy
2 of 3
noun
plural fancies
1
a
: a liking formed by caprice rather than reason : inclination
took a fancy to the mutt
b
: amorous fondness : love
She took a fancy to the young man.
2
a
: notion, whim
b
: an image or representation of something formed in the mind
3
archaic
: fantastic quality or state
4
a
: imagination especially of a capricious or delusive sort
His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure fancy.
b
: the power of conception and representation used in artistic expression (as by a poet)
5
: taste, judgment
a person of delicate fancy
6
a
: devotees of some particular art, practice, or amusement
b
: the object of interest of such a fancy
especially
: boxing entry 1
fancy
3 of 3
adjective
fancier; fanciest
1
: dependent or based on fancy : whimsical
2
a(1)
: not plain : ornamental
a fancy hairdo
(2)
: swank sense 2, posh
a fancy restaurant
b(1)
: of particular excellence or highest grade
fancy tuna
(2)
: impressive
posted some fancy numbers
c
of an animal or plant
: bred especially for bizarre or ornamental qualities that lack practical utility
3
: based on conceptions of the fancy
fancy sketches
4
a
: dealing in fancy goods
b
: extravagant
paying fancy prices
5
: executed with technical skill and style
fancy footwork fancy diving
6
: parti-color
fancy carnations
fancily
ˈfan(t)-sə-lē
adverb
fanciness
ˈfan(t)-sē-nəs
noun
Synonyms
Verb
conceit [chiefly dialect]
conceive
conjure (up)
dream
envisage
envision
fantasize
fantasy
feature
ideate
image
imagine
picture
see
vision
visualize
Noun
chimera
conceit
daydream
delusion
dream
fantasy
phantasy
figment
hallucination
illusion
nonentity
phantasm
fantasm
pipe dream
unreality
vision
Adjective
complex
complicated
detailed
elaborate
intricate
involved
sophisticated
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Choose the Right Synonym for fancy
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.
I just thought of a good joke
conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.
conceived of a new marketing approach
imagine stresses a visualization.
imagine you're at the beach
fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires.
fancied himself a super athlete
realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined.
realized the enormity of the task ahead
envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed.
envisaged a totally computerized operation
envisioned a cure for the disease
Examples of fancy in a Sentence
Verb
Which horse do you fancy in the Derby?
try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India
Noun
His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure fancy.
Critics have dismissed his plan as mere fancy.
Adjective
He drives a big, fancy car.
we're having a little get-together after the concert—nothing fancy
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The only laborers Ludvig manages to keep are a couple of runaway tenant farmers, Johannes (Morten Hee Andersen) and Ann Barbara (Amanda Collin), whom Frederik also fancies his own.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
The only laborers Ludvig manages to keep are a couple of runaway tenant farmers Johannes (Morten Hee Andersen) and Ann Barbara (Amanda Collin), whom Frederik also fancies his own.
—Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
For those who fancy a freckled look, the Marine Drest freckle pens are a breeze to use.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
But neither Beathard, nor the gruff Butler, nor the imperious Smith had to co-exist with a Spanos who fancied himself a football man and was given executive control of the football office.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
The Ghost Trap bar will also be open to those who fancy something with a bit of spirit.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023
If The Hoodie were to fancy a chance to unwind but keep a hand in football, pay him to advise San Diego State.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
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Ever fancied the idea of playing god… with a tree?
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
Reports are that Rupert Murdoch fancies Youngkin, as does former Attorney General Bill Barr.
—Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
Noun
Explore South Carolina 12 of 20 Vero Beach, Florida
Over on the Sunshine State's Atlantic coast, Vero Beach offers the best of both retirement worlds: Shops and restaurants ranging from funky to fancy, plus with miles of hiking and biking trails, sandy shores, and wildlife refuges for exploring.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
What is happening—a reality Musk may be trying to obscure with his flights of fancy—is that ad revenue has tanked, brands are staying away, and, according to Fidelity, X’s market value has likely declined by roughly 70% since Musk bought it.
—Mathew Ingram, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
The appeals court opinion featured one of the more curious flights of fancy by a federal judge — a separate opinion by Appellate Justice James C. Ho, another Trump appointee.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
With scripts based on real stories and inventive flights of fancy, Netflix's deep catalog of thrillers includes the works of filmmakers who helped jumpstart the genre, those who advanced it, and those whose work serves as a pastiche to those who paved the way.
—EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
With a variety of hues that compliment pale to deep skin tones, there’s bound to be a shade that fits your fancy among the 18 in the SuperSatin line.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
The new top lot of the sale was a platinum ring centered with a 3.49-carat fancy internally flawless vivid blue diamond that fetched $5.5 million, matching its high estimate (top image).
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Deciding which tune will tickle the fancy of the largest number of academy members voting in the original song category for the 96th Oscars is one of the more difficult tasks of the awards year.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Perhaps, as has been suggested, our A.I. worries will years from now turn out to have been just another passing apocalyptic fancy, on the order of Y2K.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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If the rise of quiet luxury and bookshelf wealth is any indication, the design world is ready to get fancy.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
It can be paired with boots or heels and worn everywhere from casual brunches to fancy dinners.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
The only difference is really some different finish options, finish materials, fancier wood and some more options on the other stuff.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 28 Feb. 2024
Hugo Sin, a 24-year-old bartender, has been visiting Shenzhen twice a month with his friends and girlfriend, occasionally splashing out on a fancy hotel that costs a fraction of the price in Hong Kong.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
Official social channels for the game have also been launched, along with a fancy new website.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Which makes sense — large language models are essentially just very fancy predictive text.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
Later, Stewart pointed out the true cost of these grocery stores and fancy subway stations: political repression.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
There is no bidet or fancy electronics in the toilet, but the shower and bath are each located in their own rooms larger than most Manhattan apartments.
—Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
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Etymology
Verb
Middle English fantasien, fantesien, fancyen "to plan, devise, create, form (an idea), imagine (something false), desire," in part derivative of fantasie, fantsy, fansey fancy entry 2, in part borrowed from Middle French fantasier "to imagine, invent," verbal derivative of fantasie fantasy entry 1
Noun
Middle English fantasie, fantsy, fansey "the imagination as a faculty, mental image produced by this faculty, deluded notion, figment of the imagination, preference directed by caprice rather than reason, liking" — more at fantasy entry 1
Note:
The disyllabic form, a rare variant of fantasie fantasy entry 1 in Middle English, became more common and began to separate in sense from fantasie/fantasy in early Modern English.
Adjective
from attributive use of fancy entry 2
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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fancy-free
fancy up
fancy that
fancy-pants
fancy oneself
fancy dress
take a fancy to
strike someone's fancy
passing fancy
flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy
fancy woman
tickle someone's fancy
take someone's fancy
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Fancy, very fashionable; great, excellent
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fancy
1 of 3
verb
fancied; fancying
1
: to have a fancy for : like
2
: to form a mental image of : imagine
fancy
2 of 3
noun
fan·cy
ˈfan(t)-sē
plural fancies
1
: liking
took a fancy to the stray dog
2
: notion, whim
a passing fancy
3
: imagination
fancy
3 of 3
adjective
fancier; fanciest
1
: based on fancy : unpredictable
2
a
: not plain : ornamental
b
: of particular excellence
c
: bred especially for a showy appearance
a fancy goldfish
3
: done with great skill and grace
fancy footwork
fancily
ˈfan(t)-sə-lē
adverb
fanciness
-sē-nəs
noun
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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of fancy
adjective
as in detailed
as in excessive
noun
as in dream
as in whim
as in liking
as in imagination
verb
as in to imagine
as in to enjoy
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fancy
1 of 3
adjective
Definition of fancy
1
as in detailed
made or done with great care or with much detail
we're having a little get-together after the concert—nothing fancy
Synonyms & Similar Words
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detailed
intricate
elegant
complicated
elaborate
sophisticated
complex
involved
exquisite
ornate
extravagant
magnificent
splendid
frilly
showy
grandiose
ostentatious
flamboyant
grand
exuberant
Byzantine
fancified
overwrought
convoluted
chichi
souped-up
labyrinthine
gimmicked (up)
labyrinthian
involute
involuted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
simple
unsophisticated
plain
modest
unfancy
uncomplicated
no-frills
naked
bare
unadorned
plain-vanilla
bald
plain-Jane
undecorated
unvarnished
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2
as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
decided they would rather go without dinner than pay the hotel restaurant's fancy prices
Synonyms & Similar Words
excessive
extravagant
extreme
steep
insane
lavish
endless
infinite
baroque
exorbitant
over the top
undue
inordinate
plethoric
devilish
immoderate
intolerable
unconscionable
inappropriate
overmuch
overextravagant
overdue
stiff
towering
unbearable
unmerciful
overweening
improper
a bit much
limitless
boundless
unseemly
unwarranted
unjustifiable
immeasurable
thick
unrestrained
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
reasonable
modest
moderate
inadequate
insufficient
minimal
middling
deficient
minimum
temperate
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fancy
2 of 3
noun
1
as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a writer with a prodigious talent for creating fancies that captivate readers young and old
Synonyms & Similar Words
dream
illusion
daydream
fantasy
vision
idea
delusion
fantasm
imaging
pipe dream
phantasy
castle in Spain
nightmare
unreality
castle in the air
conceit
chimera
hallucination
mirage
phantasm
figment
fiction
nonentity
concoction
visualization
ignis fatuus
fable
fabrication
will-o'-the-wisp
utopia
brainchild
cloudland
invention
cloud-cuckoo-land
envisaging
Shangri-la
daymare
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
fact
reality
actuality
2
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
is this a serious interest in music, or just your latest fancy that will be forgotten after a week?
Synonyms & Similar Words
whim
notion
whimsy
vagary
bee
whimsey
megrim
thought
caprice
freak
kink
fantasy
crank
maggot
impression
vagrancy
humor
fancifulness
image
bee in one's bonnet
picture
whimsicality
phantasy
concept
capriciousness
freakishness
conceit
conception
inspiration
impetuosity
brainstorm
mind's eye
3
as in liking
positive regard for something
now that he's rich he's taken a fancy to expensive sports cars
Synonyms & Similar Words
liking
like
appetite
preference
use
taste
love
craving
fondness
tendency
relish
enthusiasm
thirst
love affair
desire
favor
interest
partiality
shine
longing
inclination
hankering
tooth
yen
prejudice
weakness
bias
propensity
bent
gusto
passion
palate
leaning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
hatred
dislike
disgust
aversion
distaste
loathing
mislike
disfavor
indifference
disinclination
apathy
unconcern
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4
as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
to fans of Lewis Carroll, the animal creations of his fertile fancy are as real as any creature to be found at the zoo
Synonyms & Similar Words
imagination
creativity
imaginativeness
phantasy
fantasy
fertility
inventiveness
contrivance
ideation
invention
originality
ingenuity
dream
inspiration
resourcefulness
brainstorming
versatility
pipe dream
daydream
brainstorm
illusion
fecundity
fantasm
mirage
delusion
visualization
chimera
hallucination
phantasm
figment
mind's eye
envisaging
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
literalness
literality
fancy
3 of 3
verb
1
as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India
Synonyms & Similar Words
imagine
see
envision
dream
picture
fantasy
feature
vision
visualize
fantasize
envisage
conceive
conceit
image
contemplate
conjure (up)
plan
daydream
ideate
invent
reflect
ponder
muse
concoct
manufacture
hallucinate
foresee
project
reminisce
relive
make up
ruminate
meditate
re-create
stargaze
fabricate
prefigure
2
as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown
Synonyms & Similar Words
enjoy
like
love
relish
rejoice (in)
get off (on)
take to
delight (in)
savour
adore
savor
go for
admire
revel (in)
appreciate
dig
groove (on)
have a soft spot for
prefer
get a charge out of
get a kick out of
be partial to
prize
revere
value
treasure
venerate
drink (in)
worship
cherish
dote (on)
feast (on)
idolize
eat (up)
cotton (to)
devour
indulge (in)
favor
wallow (in)
luxuriate (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
hate
dislike
loathe
detest
abhor
despise
abominate
condemn
scorn
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a fancy restaurant
an extravagant restaurant
a formal restaurant
a posh restaurant
a classy restaurant
a luxurious restaurant
fancy cars
luxurious cars
flashy cars
lavish cars
snazzy cars
swanky cars
fancy clothes
formal clothes
glamorous clothes
dressy clothes
fabulous clothes
extravagant clothes
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How is the word fancy distinct from other similar verbs?
Some common synonyms of fancy are conceive, envisage, envision, imagine, realize, and think. While all these words mean "to form an idea of," fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires.
fancied himself a super athlete
When could conceive be used to replace fancy?
The words conceive and fancy are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.
conceived of a new marketing approach
How do envisage and envision relate to one another, in the sense of fancy?
Both envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed.
envisaged a totally computerized operation
envisioned a cure for the disease
Where would imagine be a reasonable alternative to fancy?
The meanings of imagine and fancy largely overlap; however, imagine stresses a visualization.
imagine you're at the beach
When would realize be a good substitute for fancy?
While the synonyms realize and fancy are close in meaning, realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined.
realized the enormity of the task ahead
When can think be used instead of fancy?
In some situations, the words think and fancy are roughly equivalent. However, think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection.
I just thought of a good joke
Phrases Containing fancy
fancy man
fancy up
fancy woman
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Fancy, very fashionable; great, excellent
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fancyverb [ T ] uk
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B1 to want to have or do something: Do you fancy a drink? [ + doing sth ] We fancy going to the Caribbean for our holiday.
fancy verb [T]
(PERSON)
to feel sexually attracted to someone: I fancied him the first time I saw him.
fancy (that)! UK informal
used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something: [ + doing sth ] Fancy seeing you here! He's going out with Marie? Well fancy that!
fancy verb [T]
(THINK)
to think that something is true: [ + (that) ] I fancy that he was smiling, but I can't be sure.
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fancy adjective
(EXPENSIVE)
Fancy things and places are expensive and fashionable: a fancy restaurant
fancy adjective
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with lots of decoration, or very complicated: fancy cakes
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take a fancy to sb/sth
to start to like someone or something a lot: Marina had taken a fancy to her.
take sb's fancy
If something or someone takes your fancy, you find them interesting or attractive: We can go anywhere that takes your fancy.
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fancy (WANT)
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fancy (that)!
fancy (THINK)
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fancy (EXPENSIVE)
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fancy
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FANCY Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com
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GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DaySynonym of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredPop cultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll pop cultureWriting tipsGrammar Coach™Writing hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedPop cultureWriting tipsfancy[ fan-see ]show ipaSee synonyms for: fancyfanciedfancierfancies on Thesaurus.comadjective,fan·ci·er, fan·ci·est.ornamental; decorative; not plain: a cake with a fancy icing.tending or intending to impress: a fancy degree in geophysics;fancy four-syllable words. complicated or difficult to perform or execute: a couple doing some fancy footwork on the dance floor.depending on imagination or caprice; whimsical; irregular: a fancy conception of time.made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy; of superfine quality or exceptional appeal: fancy goods; fancy fruits.bred to develop points of beauty or excellence, as an animal.much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant: a consultant who charges fancy fees.See morenoun,plural fan·cies.imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.a mental image or conception: He had happy fancies of being a famous actor.an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion: Her belief that she can sing is a mere fancy.a caprice; whim; vagary: It was his fancy to fly to Paris occasionally for dinner.capricious preference; inclination; a liking: to take a fancy to walking barefoot in the streets.critical judgment; taste. the breeding of animals to develop points of beauty or excellence.the fancy, Archaic. people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.Obsolete. sexual love.See moreverb (used with object),fan·cied, fan·cy·ing.to form a conception of; picture to oneself: Fancy living with that egotist all your life!to believe without being absolutely sure or certain: I fancy you are my new neighbor.to take a liking to; like: I really fancy the spotted one in that litter.to want or desire: I fancy another piece of cake.to breed to develop a special type of animal.See moreinterjectionAlso fancy that . (used as an exclamation of mild surprise): They invited you, too? Fancy!Verb Phrasesfancy up, to make superficially showy by way of improvement: an old car fancied up with a bright new paint job.See More DefinitionsOrigin of fancy1First recorded in 1400–1450; Middle English fan(t)sy, syncopated variant of fantasie fantasysynonym study For fancy9. Fancy, fantasy, imagination refer to qualities in literature or other artistic composition. The creations of fancy are casual, whimsical, and often amusing, being at once less profound and less moving or inspiring than those of imagination: letting one's fancy play freely on a subject; an impish fancy. Fantasy now usually suggests an unrestrained or extravagant fancy, often resulting in caprice: The use of fantasy in art creates interesting results. The term and concept of creative imagination are less than two hundred years old; previously only the reproductive aspect had been recognized, hardly to be distinguished from memory. “Creative imagination” suggests that the memories of actual sights and experiences may so blend in the mind of the writer or artist as to produce something that has never existed before—often a hitherto unperceived vision of reality: to use imagination in portraying character and action.word story For fancyFancy is a 15th-century contraction of fantasy or phantasy. Fantasy comes from Old French phantasie, fantasie “imagination, imaginative faculty, a work of the imagination,” which in turn comes from Late Latin phantasia “idea, notion, fancy, imagined experience or set of circumstances, mere fancy or semblance.” In the Vulgate (the Latin version of the Bible, prepared chiefly by Saint Jerome at the end of the 4th century), phantasia also means “apparition, phantom.” The original meaning of fancy, “individual preference or liking, arbitrary inclination,” as in “to take a fancy to someone,” was only one of several meanings of Middle English fantasie, a technical word in the psychology of scholasticism (the system of theological and philosophical teaching and disputation predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the Bible, of the church fathers, and of Aristotle and his pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish commentators). The adjective fancy, meaning “fine, ornamental,” did not appear until 1753; it developed from attributive use of the noun in the sense “designed to please the taste or fancy.”Other words for fancy10 thought, notion, impression, idea; phantasm 12 quirk, humor, crotchet 5 fine, elegant, choice 1 decorated, ornate 18 envision, conceive, imagineSee synonyms for fancy on Thesaurus.comOther words from fancyfan·ci·ness, nounun·fan·cy, adjectiveWords Nearby fancyfanciedfancierfancifulfancifyfan clubfancyfancy dancefancy divefancy divingfancy dressfancy fernDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use fancy in a sentenceWe want to have the fancy, nice things but often discover that having the fancy, nice things usually means someone has to pay.Making Poly Less of a Pain in the Ass | Eugene Robinson | September 14, 2020 | OzyTo make a deepfake, you don’t need a fancy computer or even a ton of knowledge about software.Microsoft’s New Deepfake Detector Puts Reality to the Test | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 4, 2020 | Singularity Hub It covers the review of all documents first by the lender, then separately by the borrower’s “settlement agent,” a fancy term for his or her lawyer.First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage | Shawn Tully | September 2, 2020 | FortuneFiguring this all out takes some fancy math, but it’s something an electronic calculator can easily manage.Here’s the summer science you might have missed | Janet Raloff | September 1, 2020 | Science News For StudentsPortable bathroom options, which range from simple bag setups for fast and light backpacking to fancy full-flush contraptions for long-term campground stays, can help.The Best Portable Toilets for Camping | Heather Hansman | August 23, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe Plaza Hotel cooked a fancy-pants latke with red wine braised oxtail, horseradish sunchoke cream, and crispy kale.I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed | Emily Shire | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey're also proof that no matter how fancy you are, you can't escape the urge to watch two girls make out.High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face | Amy Zimmerman | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo get the product from manufacturer to arm, the product is lyophilized (a fancy word for freeze dried).Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World | Kent Sepkowitz | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI fancy Holmes would have destroyed those theories with nothing more than his intuition.Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper | Clive Irving | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftShe fancied there was a sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken.The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinOne time my fancy soared on high, to see what discoveries I could make in those clearer regions.The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) | Daniel Defoefancy that enormous shell dropping suddenly out of the blue on to a ship's deck swarming with troops!Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonIn the old days every great man kept a toad-eater; sometimes his functions were highly paid—Wolff's are, I fancy.The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for fancyfancy/ (ˈfænsɪ) /adjective-cier or -ciestnot plain; ornamented or decorative: a fancy cake; fancy clothesrequiring skill to perform; intricate: a fancy dance routinearising in the imagination; capricious or illusory(often used ironically) superior in quality or impressive: a fancy course in business administrationhigher than expected: fancy prices(of a domestic animal) bred for particular qualitiesSee morenounplural -ciesa sudden capricious idea; whima sudden or irrational liking for a person or thingthe power to conceive and represent decorative and novel imagery, esp in poetry. Fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination: See imagination (def. 4)an idea or thing produced by thisa mental imagetaste or judgment, as in art of dressAlso called: fantasy, fantasia music a composition for solo lute, keyboard, etc, current during the 16th and 17th centuriesthe fancy archaic those who follow a particular sport, esp prize fightingSee moreverb-cies, -cying or -cied (tr)to picture in the imaginationto suppose; imagine: I fancy it will rain(often used with a negative) to like: I don't fancy your chances!(reflexive) to have a high or ill-founded opinion of oneself: he fancied himself as a doctorinformal to have a wish for; desire: she fancied some chocolateBritish informal to be physically attracted to (another person)to breed (animals) for particular characteristicsSee moreinterjectionAlso: fancy that! an exclamation of surprise or disbeliefSee More DefinitionsOrigin of fancy1C15 fantsy, shortened from fantasie; see fantasyDerived forms of fancyfancily, adverbfanciness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Definition of fancy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
fancy adjective /ˈfænsi/ /ˈfænsi/(comparative fancier, superlative fanciest)
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unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way; intended to impress other peoplea kitchen full of fancy gadgetsThey added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.He's always using fancy legal words. opposite simple
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[only before noun] (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright coloursfancy goods (= things sold as gifts or for decoration)He was the fanciest dresser in the room. compare plain
(sometimes disapproving) expensive or connected with an expensive way of lifefancy restaurants with fancy pricesDon't come back with any fancy ideas. (North American English) (of food) of high quality Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.See fancy in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation:
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Fancy!
fancy men
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tickle somebody’s fancy
catch/take somebody’s fancy
take a fancy to somebody/something
as/whenever, etc. the fancy takes you
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tickle somebody’s fancy
catch/take somebody’s fancy
take a fancy to somebody/something
as/whenever, etc. the fancy takes you
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fan club noun
fancy verb
fancy adjective
fancy noun
fancy dress noun
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Definition of fancy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
fancy verb /ˈfænsi/ /ˈfænsi/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fancy /ˈfænsi/ /ˈfænsi/ he / she / it fancies /ˈfænsiz/ /ˈfænsiz/ past simple fancied /ˈfænsid/ /ˈfænsid/ past participle fancied /ˈfænsid/ /ˈfænsid/ -ing form fancying /ˈfænsiɪŋ/ /ˈfænsiɪŋ/
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[transitive] (British English, informal) to want something or want to do something synonym feel like fancy something Fancy a drink?I fancied a change of scene.She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. fancy doing something Do you fancy going out this evening?
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[transitive] fancy somebody (British English, informal) to be sexually attracted to somebodyI think she fancies me.Topics Family and relationshipsb1, Feelingsb1
[transitive] fancy yourself (British English, informal, disapproving) to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligentHe started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself. [transitive] (British English) to like the idea of being something or to believe, often wrongly, that you are something fancy yourself (as) something She fancies herself (as) a serious actress. fancy yourself + adv./prep. He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy. [intransitive, transitive] Fancy! (informal, becoming old-fashioned) used to show that you are surprised or shocked by somethingFancy! She's never been in a plane before. fancy doing something Fancy meeting you here! fancy something ‘She remembered my name after all those years.’ ‘Fancy that!’ [transitive] (British English) fancy somebody/something to think that somebody/something will win or be successful at something, especially in a raceWhich horse do you fancy in the next race?He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances. see also unfanciedTopics Successc2 [transitive] fancy (that)… (literary) to believe or imagine somethingShe fancied (that) she could hear footsteps. Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.See fancy in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation:
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catch/take somebody’s fancy
take a fancy to somebody/something
as/whenever, etc. the fancy takes you
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tickle somebody’s fancy
catch/take somebody’s fancy
take a fancy to somebody/something
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fan club noun
fancy verb
fancy adjective
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