fantasy
imagination, 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.
Also fantasia. Literature. 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 (def. 1).
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.
to form mental images; imagine; fantasize.
Rare. to write or play fantasias.
Origin of fantasy
1- Rarely phan·ta·sy .
synonym study For fantasy
Other words from fantasy
- non·fan·ta·sy, noun, plural non·fan·ta·sies.
Words Nearby fantasy
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How to use fantasy in a sentence
Our fantasies, though, are of the restaurant experience returned to normal.
We’re all fantasizing about post-covid dining now: “I just want someone to spill a beer on me” | Emily Heil | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostToday’s tech capabilities are nowhere near any of those fantasies.
Can privacy coexist with technology that reads and changes brain activity? | Laura Sanders | February 11, 2021 | Science NewsTasmania might seem farther away than ever right now, and while cooking with How Wild Things Are won’t bring it any closer, it makes part of the fantasy of travel — experiencing the food of a place — real, if only for a moment.
How to Make Smoked Trout, According to a Chef in Tasmania | Monica Burton | February 10, 2021 | EaterAs a sop to her sad diet, she indulges in mommy-centric sexual fantasies about an older female colleague.
Melissa Broder’s ‘Milk Fed’ is a delectable exploration of physical and emotional hunger | Bethanne Patrick | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostThere are robust communities online dedicated to LARPing, live-action role-playing events in which people gather offline and pretend to be fantasy heroes.
A brutal, isolating year leads to baffling battles between good and evil | Philip Bump | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races | David Freedlander | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThat fantasy, however, is still heavily regimented by all sorts of norms.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist | Judnick Mayard | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat do you think is the best fantasy work that has not been adapted that should?
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI harbor a rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, just like anybody, and I welcomed the challenge.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’ | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI have a mild grievance against that talented lady, Miss Marjorie Bowen, for labelling her latest novel "a romantic fantasy."
The monograph on the Sunshade, called by the author ‘a little tumbled fantasy,’ occupies fully one-half of the volume.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharmanfantasy as it is, the book has pictures of French-Canadian life which are as true as though the story itself was all true.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerSuch as Madame Chalice—ah, she was a part of this brave fantasy, this dream of empire, this inspiring play!
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerPerhaps, after all, this story was nothing but an unconscious invention—a fantasy which she thought to be the truth.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for fantasy
phantasy
/ (ˈfæntəsɪ) /
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 (def. 13), (rarely) development (def. 5)
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
Origin of fantasy
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