fancy
adjective
ornamental; decorative; not plain.
fanciness
-
a word derived from
fancy.
Example Sentences
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“It’s the kind of thing I wear when I want to be reminded that I’m someone with a deeper capacity for fanciness than I let on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
In our current age — one defined by sans-serif typography and spare, minimalist aesthetics that scan easily on a screen — that same style has a baroque vibe, an old-fashioned fanciness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
There are sites like Etsy, First Dibs, Object Limited, the Real Real and Depop, where sellers can list items of various degrees of fanciness.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
How he loved the furniture and clothes of that era, their fanciness, their fussiness: the watch fobs, the quilted dressing gowns!
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018
His anxiety at the fanciness of the restaurant is eased by the casual, boisterous manner of the group.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
