English Words Starting With F

• fancy diving

  nounLow
  /ˈfænsi ˈdaɪvɪŋ/A more ornamental and stylized form of diving, especially from a diving board, emphasizing aesthetic form, grace, and technical complexity rather than simply entering the water.
• fancy dress

  nounB1
  /ˌfæn.si ˈdres/Clothes that you wear to make yourself look like a different person, especially for a party or entertainment.
• fancy fern

  nounLow
  /ˈfænsi fɜːn/A term primarily used for decorative ferns cultivated for their attractive, often intricately patterned or colored foliage, rather than for practical purposes.
• fancy goods

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌfæn.si ˈɡʊdz/Decorative or novelty items, often small and designed to be attractive rather than strictly practical, sold in specialist shops.
• fancy man

  nounLow to Very Low
  /ˈfænsi ˌmæn/A man kept by a woman for romantic or financial support; a lover or paramour, particularly one supported by a woman. Historically, a man living off a woman's earnings.
• fancy woman

  nounLow
  /ˈfænsi ˈwʊmən/A dated and often disparaging term for a man's mistress or a woman he is in a romantic or sexual relationship with outside of marriage.
• fancywork

  nounLow
  /ˈfansiˌwɜːk/Ornamental or decorative needlework, typically using complex stitches or designs.
• fandangle

  nounRare / Archaic
  /fænˈdæŋ.ɡəl/A useless or purely ornamental piece of decoration; an unnecessary, showy, or overly complicated contrivance.
• fandango

  nounC2
  /fænˈdæŋ.ɡəʊ/A lively Spanish dance for two, typically in triple time, accompanied by guitar and castanets.
• fandom

  nounC1
  /ˈfændəm/The community of enthusiastic fans of a particular person, team, TV show, book series, etc.
• fane

  nounRare
  /feɪn/A temple or shrine, particularly a pagan or classical one.
• fanega

  nounVery Low
  /fəˈneɪɡə/A traditional Spanish and Latin American unit of dry capacity for grain, equivalent to about 55.5 litres.
• fanegada

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfanɪˈɡɑːdə/A traditional unit of land area measurement, particularly in Spain and its former territories, originally based on the amount of land that could be sown with a fanega of seed.
• faneuil

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfæn.jəl/A proper noun referring to a specific historic marketplace in Boston, USA.
• faneuil hall

  nounLow (geographically specific proper noun)
  /ˈfæn.əl ˌhɔːl/A historic marketplace and meeting hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
• fanfani

  nounVery Low
  /fænˈfɑːni/This is a proper noun, the name of an Italian pastry chef who later became a minister, though primarily known for his culinary work.
• fanfare

  nounC1
  /ˈfæn.feər/A short, loud, showy piece of music, often played on trumpets, used to announce or celebrate an important event or person.
• fanfaron

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈfænfərɒn/A person who engages in arrogant, boastful talk or behavior; a braggart.
• fanfaronade

  nounVery Low (C2+ / Rare / Literary)
  /ˌfanfarəˈneɪd/Boastful talk or bluster; extravagant boasting.
• fanfic

  nounMedium
  /ˈfanfɪk/A fictional story written by a fan of a particular work of fiction, using its characters, settings, or universe.

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