FANTASY Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

fantasy

[ fan-tuh-see, -zee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural fantasies.

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 none; 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 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 ).

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)

fantasied, fantasying.

to form mental images; imagine; fantasize none.
Rare. to write or play fantasias.

fantasy

/ ˈ��æ�Գ�ə��ɪ /

noun

1. imagination unrestricted by reality
2. ( as modifier )
  a fantasy world
a creation of the imagination, esp a weird or bizarre one
psychol
1. a series of pleasing mental images, usually serving to fulfil a need not gratified in reality
2. 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
1. literature having a large fantasy content
2. 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

Discover More

Other �y��vlogs From

�Դǲ�·�ڲ��·�ٲ�·�� noun plural nonfantasies

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fantasy¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English fantasie “imaginative faculty, mental image” (from Anglo-French, Old French ), from Latin phantasia, from Greek ��󲹲Գٲ��í�� “an idea, notion, image,” literally, “a making visible, display”; fantastic none, -y ³none

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fantasy¹

C14 fantasie , from Latin phantasia , from Greek phantazein to make visible

Discover More

Synonym Study

See fancy none.

Discover More

Example Sentences

Guiraudie makes that fantasy a reality in “Misericordia,” making queerness into something so routine it’s almost dull — but without denying that coming home is inherently chaotic.

From

I fully got to live out my rock ‘n’ roll fantasy.

From

But the point is, they’re good enough to warrant such fantasies.

From

Two years later, Kilmer starred as a mercenary swordsman in Willow, the fantasy adventure directed by Ron Howard.

From

He followed that by playing a disgraced knight in Ron Howard’s 1987 fantasy “Willow.”

From

Related �y��vlogs

Browse