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fan·ta·sy F0033300 (făn′tə-sē, -zē)n. pl. fan·ta·sies 1. The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy.2. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.3. A capricious or fantastic idea; a conceit.4. a. A genre of fiction or other artistic work characterized by fanciful or supernatural elements.b. A work of this genre.5. An imagined event or sequence of mental images, such as a daydream, usually fulfilling a wish or psychological need.6. An unrealistic or improbable supposition.7. Music See fantasia.8. A coin issued especially by a questionable authority and not intended for use as currency.9. Obsolete A hallucination.adj. Relating to or being a game in which participants act as owners of imaginary sports teams whose personnel consists of actual players selected from a professional sports league and team performance is determined by the combined statistics of the players.tr.v. fan·ta·sied, fan·ta·sy·ing, fan·ta·sies To imagine; visualize. [Middle English fantasie, fantsy, from Old French fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Greek phantasiā, appearance, imagination, from phantazesthai, to appear, from phantos, visible, from phainesthai, phan-, to appear, passive of phainein, to show; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]fantasy (ˈfæntəsɪ) or phantasyn, pl -sies1. a. imagination unrestricted by realityb. (as modifier): a fantasy world. 2. a creation of the imagination, esp a weird or bizarre one3. (Psychology) psychol a. a series of pleasing mental images, usually serving to fulfil a need not gratified in realityb. the activity of forming such images4. a whimsical or far-fetched notion5. an illusion, hallucination, or phantom6. a highly elaborate imaginative design or creation7. (Classical Music) music another word for fantasia, fancy13, development58. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a. literature having a large fantasy contentb. a prose or dramatic composition of this type9. (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. vb, -sies, -sying or -sied a less common word for fantasize[C14 fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Greek phantazein to make visible]fan•ta•sy or phan•ta•sy (ˈfæn tə si, -zi) n., pl. -sies, n. 1. imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained. 2. the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing. 3. the succession of mental images thus formed. 4. an imagined or conjured up sequence of events, esp. one provoked by an unfulfilled psychological need. 5. an abnormal or bizarre sequence of mental images, as a hallucination. 6. a supposition based on no solid foundation; illusion. 7. caprice; whim. 8. an imaginative or fanciful creation; intricate, elaborate, or whimiscal design. 9. a form of fiction based on imaginative or fanciful characters and premises. 10. fantasia (def. 1). v.i. 11. to form mental images; imagine; fantasize. 12. to write or play fantasias. v.t. 13. to form mental images of; create in the mind. [1275–1325; Middle English: imaginative faculty < Latin phantasia < Greek phantasía idea, notion] fantasy Past participle: fantasied Gerund: fantasying
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fantasyA story involving things or happenings not known in real life.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"phantasyimagination, imaginativeness, vision - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"pipe dream, dream - a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"fantasy life, phantasy life - an imaginary life lived in a fantasy worldfairyland, fantasy world, phantasy world - something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) | | 2. | fantasy - fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"phantasyfiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on factscience fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society | | 3. | fantasy - something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"fancy, phantasy, illusionmisconception - an incorrect conceptionbubble - an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp - an illusion that misleadswishful thinking - the illusion that what you wish for is actually true | Verb | 1. | fantasy - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"fantasise, fantasizeconceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
fantasy phantasy (Archaic)noun1. daydream, dream, wish, fancy, delusion, reverie, flight of fancy, pipe dream Everyone's had a fantasy about winning the lottery2. fairy tale, story, romance, fairy story, folk tale The film is more a fantasy than a horror story. imagination, fancy, invention, creativity, originality a world of imagination and fantasyfantasy also phantasy noun1. The power of the mind to form images:fancy, imagination, imaginativeness.2. Any fictitious idea accepted as part of an ideology by an uncritical group; a received idea:creation, fiction, figment, invention, myth.3. A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire:bubble, castle in the air, chimera, dream, illusion, pipe dream, rainbow.4. An illusory mental image:daydream, dream, fancy, fiction, figment, illusion, phantasm, phantasma, reverie, vision.Translationsfantasy (ˈfӕntəsi) – plural ˈfantasies – noun an imaginary (especially not realistic) scene, story etc. He was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous; (also adjective) He lived in a fantasy world. 幻想 幻想fantastic (fӕnˈtӕstik) adjective1. unbelievable and like a fantasy. She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke! 荒誕不經的 荒诞的,幻想的 2. wonderful; very good. You look fantastic! 好極了 好极了fanˈtastically adverb 荒誕不經地,極好地 空想地,幻想地 fantasy
flight of fantasyAn imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fantasy.See also: fantasy, flight, ofa flight of fancy or a flight of fantasy COMMON If you call an idea, statement, or plan a flight of fancy or a flight of fantasy, you mean that it is imaginative but not at all practical. This is no flight of fancy. The prototype is already flying, and production is to begin next year. The idea that you could use these satellites as weapons is a complete flight of fantasy.See also: fancy, flight, ofa ˌflight of ˈfancy an idea or a statement that is very imaginative but not practical or sensible: The idea is not just a flight of fancy. It has been done before.See also: fancy, flight, offantasy
fantasy, phantasy1. Psychola. a series of pleasing mental images, usually serving to fulfil a need not gratified in reality b. the activity of forming such images 2. Music another word for fantasia fancy, development3. a. literature having a large fantasy content b. a prose or dramatic composition of this type fantasy[′fan·tə·sē] (psychology) An imagined image or series of images that serves to express unconscious conflicts, to gratify unconscious wishes, or to prepare for anticipated future events. FantasySee also Enchantment.Aladdin’s lampwhen rubbed, genie appears to do possessor’s bidding. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp”]Aliceundergoes fantastic adventures, such as dealing with the “real” Queen of Hearts. [Br. Lit.: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass]Alnaschardreams of the wealth he will realize from the sale of his glassware. [Arab. Lit.: Benét, 26]Arabian Nightscompilation of Middle and Far Eastern tales. [Arab. Lit.: Parrinder, 26]Back to MethuselahEngland in the late twenty-second century is a bureaucracy administered by Chinese men and African women. [Br. Drama: Shaw Back to Methuselah in Magill III, 82]Baggins, Bilbo Hobbitwho wanders afar and brings back the One Ring of Power to The Shire. [Br. Lit.: The Hobbit]Bloom, Leopoldenlivens his uneventful life with amorous daydreams. [Irish Lit.: Joyce Ulysses in Magill I, 1040]Chitty Chitty Bang Bangmagical car helps track down criminals. [Children’s Lit.: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]Dorothyflies via tornado to Oz. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]Dream Childrenin a reverie, Charles Lamb tells stories to his two imaginary children. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 287]Fantasiamusic comes to life in animated cartoon. [Am. Cinema: Fantasia in Disney Films, 38–45]Harveysix-foot rabbit who appears only to a genial drunkard. [Am. Lit.: Benét, 444]Jurgenregaining his lost youth, he has strange “adventures with a host of mythical persons. [Am. Lit.: Jurgen in Magill I, 464]Landof the Giants a Gulliver’s Travels in outer space. [TV: Terrace, II, 10–11]Little Prince, Thetravels to Earth from his star; fable by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943). [Fr. Lit.: Benét, 889]Lord of the Rings, The“feigned history” of the Hobbits; epic trilogy written by J. R. R. Tolkein. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1013]Millionaire, Themysterious Croesus bestows fortunes on unsuspecting individuals. [TV: Terrace, II, 97–98]Mitty, Waltertimid man who imagines himself a hero. [Am. Lit.: Benét, 1006; Am. Cinema and Drama: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]Narniakingdom in which fantasy cycle of seven tales by C. S. Lewis takes place. [Children’s Lit.: Fisher, 289–290]O’Gill, Darbybefriends dwarfdom. [Am. Cinema: Darby O’Gill and the Little People in Disney Films, 159–162]Pan, Peterescapes to Never Never Land to avoid growing up. [Br. and Am. Drama: Benét, 778]Poppins, Maryenchanted nanny guides her charges through fey adventures. [Children’s Lit.: Mary Poppins; Am. Cinema: Mary Poppins in Disney Films, 226–232]Thirteen Clocks, Thebeautiful princess is won by a disguised prince who fulfills her guardian’s task with the aid of laughter that turns to jewels. [Am. Lit.: Thurber The Thirteen Clocks in Weiss, 462]Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Theadventures in land “somewhere over the rainbow.” [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]fantasy
fantasy [fan´tah-se] a daydream; an imagined situation or sequence of events. Fantasy can serve as a realistic rehearsal of future events; it may also serve as an unconscious defense mechanism providing wish-fulfillment, gratification of repressed impulses, and resolution of unconscious conflicts.fan·ta·sy (fan'tă-sē), Imagery that is more or less coherent, as in dreams and daydreams, yet unrestricted by reality. Synonym(s): phantasia [G. phantasia, idea, image] fantasy (făn′tə-sē, -zē)n. pl. fanta·sies An imagined event or sequence of mental images, such as a daydream, usually fulfilling a wish or psychological need.fantasy Psychiatry An imagined sequence of events or mental images–eg, daydreams, that serves to express unconscious conflicts, to gratify unconscious wishes, or to prepare for anticipated future events. See Fetishism, Paraphilia Sexology A series of mental images connected by a story line or dramatic plot that may be translated into actuality. Coital fantasy, Copulation fantasy, Masturbation fantasy, Sexual fantasyfan·ta·sy (fan'tă-sē) Imagery that is more or less coherent, as in dreams and daydreams, yet unrestricted by reality. Synonym(s): phantasia. [G. phantasia, idea, image]fantasy Related to fantasy: Fantasy baseball fantasy is not available in the list of acronyms. Check:- general English dictionary
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fantasy Related to fantasy: Fantasy baseballSynonyms for fantasynoun daydreamSynonyms- daydream
- dream
- wish
- fancy
- delusion
- reverie
- flight of fancy
- pipe dream
noun fairy taleSynonyms- fairy tale
- story
- romance
- fairy story
- folk tale
- imagination
- fancy
- invention
- creativity
- originality
Synonyms for fantasynoun the power of the mind to form imagesSynonyms- fancy
- imagination
- imaginativeness
noun any fictitious idea accepted as part of an ideology by an uncritical group; a received ideaSynonyms- creation
- fiction
- figment
- invention
- myth
noun a fantastic, impracticable plan or desireSynonyms- bubble
- castle in the air
- chimera
- dream
- illusion
- pipe dream
- rainbow
noun an illusory mental imageSynonyms- daydream
- dream
- fancy
- fiction
- figment
- illusion
- phantasm
- phantasma
- reverie
- vision
Synonyms for fantasynoun imagination unrestricted by realitySynonymsRelated Words- imagination
- imaginativeness
- vision
- pipe dream
- dream
- fantasy life
- phantasy life
- fairyland
- fantasy world
- phantasy world
noun fiction with a large amount of imagination in itSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun something many people believe that is falseSynonymsRelated Words- misconception
- bubble
- ignis fatuus
- will-o'-the-wisp
- wishful thinking
verb indulge in fantasiesSynonymsRelated Words- conceive of
- envisage
- ideate
- imagine
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