Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Liking or wanting something, often with a sense of it being sophisticated or ornate.
Fancy
/ˈfansi/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
—Fancying you to have fathomed his secret.
He fancied it was Miss Ackroyd.'
Mere passing fancies.
Etymology:
Originating from Middle English fantasie, from Old French fantasie, and further derived from Latin phantasia, which traces back to Ancient Greek phantasia, meaning imagination or appearance.
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