Decorative or fancy things you like, or when someone likes or imagines something, or to feel a desire for something.
From French 'fantaisie,' which comes from Greek 'phantasia' (imagination). The word entered English in the 1500s and gradually took on more meanings related to preference and decoration.
The phrase 'fancy free' comes from this word, and it meant someone wasn't tied down by love—Shakespeare used it to mean unrestricted and imaginative thinking!
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