And there's no escaping a little fanciness in saying why.

The name fancy rat has nothing to do with the "fanciness" of how they look.

His "prose" is spare, direct, matter of fact, without fanciness.

In the first interpretation, the poem reads that beautiful things naturally lose their fanciness over time.

Kivrin dressed the girls, surprised at the fanciness of their silk shifts.

The performances are straightforward and honest, without frills and fanciness.

This emphasis on visual fanciness also obscures and softens the true horror of the child's situation.

Can these magnet links specify ratio requirements and all the other fanciness of torrents?

There's no fanciness about the production.

The book constantly admonishes fanciness when simplicity will suffice, and flourish that ignores basic principles.

I didn't care about the fanciness - I just cared that it was clean and safe and in a nice location."

But when we read a page of powerful writing, we see immediately that it is not clever and has nothing to do with fanciness or obscurity.

They are usually made of silver, and they both have elements of fanciness and practicality.

The stroke had no finesse, no fanciness, no swordsmanship.

According to its documentation, the system has little graphical fanciness, a fixed user interface, and depends on a three-button mouse.

The chief virtue of Ms. Coonrod's production is that it approached the material head on, matter-of-factly, without fear or fanciness.

So enterprising is she in her pursuit of fanciness that she offers lessons to her plainly dressed family.

If they paid higher prices, they might get frills and fanciness, or be cheated; but genuine quality they could not obtain for love nor money.

"Perhaps," Riker speculated, "the fanciness of the robes indicates the status of the wearer.

The message here is welcome - fanciness (unlike physical beauty) is available to anyone with a can-do spirit - and the writing is adorable.

"People are trying to outdo each other with the fanciness of their closets," Ms. Kuhl said, "and they're showing them off a lot."

The formality and fanciness of a Nagoya obi depends on its material, just as with other obi types.

She is at her best when she curbs the excess fanciness and keeps close enough to her targets to illuminate them in all their subtlety.

The occasional fanciness of Mr. Dezaki's direction, which at times simulates flashy editing effects, is no substitute for real style.

Even in New York City, Puerto Rican restaurants with tablecloths, a barometer of fanciness, are few.