fantasy
[ fan-tuh-see, -zee ]
/ ˈfæn tə si, -zi /
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noun, plural fan·ta·sies.
adjective
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), fan·ta·sied, fan·ta·sy·ing.
to form mental images; imagine; fantasize.
Rare. to write or play fantasias.
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Origin of fantasy
synonym study for fantasy
1. See fancy.
OTHER WORDS FROM fantasy
non·fan·ta·sy, noun, plural non·fan·ta·sies.Words nearby fantasy
fantast, fantastic, fantastically, fantasticate, fantastico, fantasy, fantasyland, fan the flames, Fanti, Fantin-Latour, fantoccini
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British Dictionary definitions for fantasy
fantasy
phantasy
/ (ˈfæntəsɪ) /
noun plural -sies
verb -sies, -sying or -sied
a less common word for fantasize
Word Origin for fantasy
C14 fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Greek phantazein to make visible
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Medical definitions for fantasy
fantasy
[ făn′tə-sē, -zē ]
n.
Imagery that is more or less coherent, as in dreams and daydreams, yet unrestricted by reality.phantasia
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