fancy — elaborate, decorative, or luxurious
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: elaborate, decorative, or luxurious
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfænsi/
Korean meaning: 화려한, 고급스러운, 장식적인
Korean pronunciation: 팬-시 (강세: 팬)
Example Sentences
- My cat thinks he's too fancy for regular cat food and only eats the expensive stuff.
- I fancy myself as a great chef, but I can barely boil water.
- The fancy hotel charged me extra for using their fancy towels.
fancy
ADJECTIVE//ˈfænsi//
elaborate, decorative, or luxurious
💡 Concept
Elaborate fancy dress in simple cafe
🎵 Rhyme
Fancy Nancy finds her choices chancy!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈfænsi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfænsi/
🌳Etymology
Rootfancy
Origin
14세기 중세 영어 'fantasie'에서 유래했으며, 이는 고대 프랑스어 'fantasie', 라틴어 'phantasia', 그리스어 'phantasia'(상상력)에서 온 말입니다. 원래는 '상상'이라는 의미였지만 시간이 지나면서 '좋아함', '화려함'의 의미로 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
nancychancy
nancy
chancy
🔗Collocations
fancy dress
fancy restaurant
take a fancy to
fancy free
fancy footwork
fancy that
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat thinks he's too fancy for regular cat food and only eats the expensive stuff.”
😄 Fun example
“I fancy myself as a great chef, but I can barely boil water.”
“The fancy hotel charged me extra for using their fancy towels.”
“Do you fancy going to the movies tonight?”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
elaborateornateluxuriouselegantdecorative
Antonyms
plainsimpleordinary
Related
fantasyimaginedesireelegantluxurious
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