A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen, especially one that is unlikely to happen.
...fantasies of romance and true love.
2. variable noun
You can refer to a story or situation that someone creates from their imagination and that is not based on reality as fantasy.
The film is more of an ironic fantasy than a horror story.
Synonyms: fairy tale, story, romance, fairy story More Synonyms of fantasy
3. uncountable noun
Fantasy is the activity of imagining things.
...a world of imagination, passion, fantasy, reflection.
Synonyms: imagination, fancy [old-fashioned, literary], invention, creativity More Synonyms of fantasy
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Fantasy football, baseball, or another sport is a game in which players choose an imaginary team and score points based on the actual performances of the members of their team in real games.
Haskins said he has been playing fantasy baseball for the past five years.
More Synonyms of fantasy
fantasy in British English
or phantasy (ˈfæntəsɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-sies
1.
a.
imagination unrestricted by reality
b.
(as modifier)
a fantasy world
2.
a creation of the imagination, esp a weird or bizarre one
3. psychology
a.
a series of pleasing mental images, usually serving to fulfil a need not gratified in reality
b.
the activity of forming such images
4.
a whimsical or far-fetched notion
5.
an illusion, hallucination, or phantom
6.
a highly elaborate imaginative design or creation
7. music another word for fantasia, fancy (sense 13), (rarely) development (sense 5)
8.
a.
literature having a large fantasy content
b.
a prose or dramatic composition of this type
9. (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
verbWord forms: -sies, -sying or -sied
10. a less common word for fantasize
Word origin
C14 fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Greek phantazein to make visible
fantasy in American English
(ˈfæntəsi; ˈfæntəzi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈfantasies
1.
imagination or fancy; esp., wild, visionary fancy
2.
an unnatural or bizarre mental image; illusion; phantasm
3.
an odd notion; whim; caprice
4.
a.
a work of fiction portraying highly imaginative (sense 3) characters or settings that have no counterparts in the real world
b.
such works, collectively, as a literary form; specif., those works dealing with dragons, elves, ghosts, etc.
5. Music
fantasia (sense 1) fantasia (sense 1a)
6. Psychology
a.
a more-or-less connected series of mental images, as in a daydream, usually involving some unfulfilled desire
b.
the activity of forming such images
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfantasied or ˈfantasying
7.
to form fantasies about
verb intransitive
8.
to indulge in fantasies, as by daydreaming
adjective
9.
of or like a fantasy
10.
of or pertaining to any of various games in which scoring is keyed statistically to the performances of actual players in a sport
Word origin
ME fantasie < OFr < L phantasia, idea, notion < Gr, appearance of a thing < phainein, to show, appear < IE base *bhā-, to gleam, shine > OE bonian, to ornament
COBUILD Collocations
fantasy
childhood fantasy
pure fantasy
romantic fantasy
sci-fi fantasy
wild fantasy
Examples of 'fantasy' in a sentence
fantasy
But they usually find it goes horribly wrong if they try to turn their fantasy into reality.
The Sun (2016)
It's a combination of reality and fantasy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I am into my fantasy sports a lot.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Their past two games have yielded five goals, a solitary point and a reality check to accompany the fantasy football.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
With the property came the potential to fulfil some longstanding fantasies.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They can distinguish perfectly well between fantasy and the real thing.
The Sun (2013)
Make it happen over love and turn fantasy to reality.
The Sun (2015)
This only becomes dangerous when reality and fantasy get confused.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Welcome to the best and most realistic fantasy football game around.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Nepal is one of our fantasy countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These visits were not fantasies of imagination.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sign up for the most realistic fantasy football game around.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The companies claim that fantasy sport is not gambling but rather a game of skill.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or are they more to fulfil his fantasies?
The Sun (2012)
It was like a fantasy made real.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Look for friends who are nearer your age and forget about fantasy love.
The Sun (2010)
There is a huge difference between fantasy and reality.
The Sun (2011)
We are talking about balance rather than a fantasy football team.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He also brings a gravitas to the film that may otherwise be dismissed as just a fantasy film.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's a fantasy film about an alien planet.
Christianity Today (2000)
Instead of dialling down the design fantasy, they turn it up.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Fiery Mars revs up your sign and dream jobs come within reach and are followed by fantasy romance.
The Sun (2010)
Half said they lacked the confidence to talk about their fantasies, while a quarter feared the reaction they might get.
The Sun (2015)
I haven't been so gripped by a new fantasy series in years.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
fantasy
British English: fantasy NOUN
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen.
...fantasies of romance and true love.
American English: fantasy
Brazilian Portuguese: fantasia
Chinese: 幻想
European Spanish: fantasía
French: fantasme
German: Fantasie
Italian: fantasticheria
Japanese: 夢想
Korean: 환상
European Portuguese: fantasia
Latin American Spanish: fantasía
British English: fantasy ADJECTIVE
Fantasy football, baseball, or another sport is a game in which players choose an imaginary team and score points based on the actual performances of the members of their team in real games.
He said he has been playing fantasy baseball for the past five years.
American English: fantasy
Brazilian Portuguese: imaginário
Chinese: 梦幻的
European Spanish: virtual
French: avec des équipes imaginaires constituées de joueurs réels
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen , especially one that is unlikely to happen.
wild fantasy
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen , especially one that is unlikely to happen.
childhood fantasy
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen, especially one that is unlikely to happen.
fantasy football
Fantasy football is a game in which people choose real footballers to form an imaginary team, and win points based on the actual performances of the players.
romantic fantasy
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen , especially one that is unlikely to happen.
sci-fi fantasy
You can refer to a story or situation that someone creates from their imagination and that is not based on reality as fantasy .
Chinese translation of 'fantasy'
fantasy
(ˈfæntəsɪ)
n
(c) (= dream) 幻想 (huànxiǎng) (个(個), gè)
(c/u) (= film, story) 虚(虛)构(構) (xūgòu)
(u) (= imagination) 想象 (xiǎngxiàng)
1 (noun)
Definition
a daydream
Everyone's had a fantasy about winning the lottery.
Synonyms
daydream
She perpetually drifted off into daydreams and made up fantasy stories in her head.
dream
My dream is to have a house in the country.
wish
Clearly she had no wish for his company.
fancy
His book is a bold surrealist mixture of fact and fancy.
delusion
I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
reverie
The voice brought him out of his reverie.
flight of fancy
pipe dream
The plan is nothing more than a pipe dream.
2 (noun)
Definition
fiction with a large fantasy content
The film is more a fantasy than a horror story.
Synonyms
fairy tale
She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
story
a popular love story with a happy ending
romance
Her taste in fiction was for historical romances.
fairy story
folk tale
3 (noun)
Definition
imagination unrestricted by reality
a world of imagination and fantasy
Synonyms
imagination
He has a logical mind and a little imagination.
fancy (old-fashioned, literary)
invention
powers of invention and mathematical ability
creativity
American art reached a peak of creativity in the 50's and 60's.
originality
the startling originality of his writing
4 (noun)
Synonyms
imagination
vision
She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors.
illusion
The rapid changes of lighting created an illusion of movement.
mirage
Through my half-closed eyelids I began to see mirages.
hallucination
Perhaps the footprint was a hallucination.
apparition
figment of the imagination
Additional synonyms
in the sense of creativity
American art reached a peak of creativity in the 50's and 60's.
Synonyms
imagination,
talent,
inspiration,
productivity,
fertility,
ingenuity,
originality,
inventiveness,
cleverness,
fecundity,
imaginativeness
in the sense of delusion
Definition
a mistaken idea or belief
I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.