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- catch (someone's) fancy
catch (someone's) fancy
catch (someone's) fancy
To be appealing or pleasant to someone; to be intriguing or of interest to someone. A: "Do you want to go to a movie later on?" B: "I don't know, there's nothing that really catches my fancy in theaters right now." I'm not going to declare my major until I've had a couple years in college to see what ends up catching my fancy.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Athenais | | - | Ancient Greek |
Dezirinda | | de-zee-REEN-dah | Esperanto |
Coral | | KAWR-əl (English) | English, Spanish |
Norah | | NAWR-ə | Irish, English |
Cassiopea | | ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Hine | | HEE-ne | Maori |