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fantasy
[fan-tuh-see, -zee]
noun
plural
fantasiesimagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
the forming of mental images, especially wondrous or strange ones; imaginative conceptualizing.
a mental image, especially when unreal or fantastic; vision.
a nightmare fantasy.
Psychology.an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling a psychological need; daydream.
a hallucination.
a supposition based on no solid foundation; visionary idea; illusion.
dreams of Utopias and similar fantasies.
caprice; whim.
an ingenious or fanciful thought, design, or invention.
a genre of fiction involving magical, folkloric, or mythical elements.
I've been reading a lot of fantasy lately.
Literature.Also an imaginative or fanciful work, especially one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters.
The stories of Poe are fantasies of horror.
Music.fantasia.
adjective
noting or relating to a genre of fiction involving magical, folkloric, or mythical elements.
All his favorite fantasy novels are about elves.
noting or relating to any of various games or leagues in which fans assemble players of a professional sport into imaginary teams, and points are scored based on the performance of these players in real games.
fantasy football;
fantasy sports.
verb (used with or without object)
to form mental images; imagine; fantasize.
Rare.to write or play fantasias.
fantasy
/ ˈæԳəɪ /
noun
imagination unrestricted by reality
( as modifier )
a fantasy world
a creation of the imagination, esp a weird or bizarre one
psychol
a series of pleasing mental images, usually serving to fulfil a need not gratified in reality
the activity of forming such images
a whimsical or far-fetched notion
an illusion, hallucination, or phantom
a highly elaborate imaginative design or creation
music another word for fantasia fancy development
literature having a large fantasy content
a prose or dramatic composition of this type
(modifier) of or relating to a competition, often in a newspaper, in which a participant selects players for an imaginary ideal team, and points are awarded according to the actual performances of the chosen players
fantasy football
verb
a less common word for fantasize
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonfantasy noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fantasy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
For Miller, the goal of "mass deportations" has never been about law and order, but about the fantasy of a white America.
Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and prominent critic of the president, wrote on X that the troop deployment was a "deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President".
He's always entertained them with his lurid, violent fantasies.
Throughout, the characters routinely name-drop philosophers and authors they've obviously never read while indulging bizarre fantasies of living forever and ruling the universe as benevolent dictators.
Because while this “insurrection” is a fantasy, his dream of more power seems all to real.
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