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单词 phantasy
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phantasy


phantasy

(ˈfæntəsɪ) n, pl -sies an archaic spelling of fantasy

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]
Thesaurus
Noun1.phantasy - something many people believe that is falsephantasy - something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"fancy, illusion, fantasymisconception - 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
2.phantasy - fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"fantasyfiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on factscience fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
3.phantasy - imagination unrestricted by realityphantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"fantasyimagination, 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)

phantasy

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phantasy


  • noun

Synonyms for phantasy

noun something many people believe that is false

Synonyms

  • fancy
  • illusion
  • fantasy

Related Words

  • misconception
  • bubble
  • ignis fatuus
  • will-o'-the-wisp
  • wishful thinking

noun fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

Synonyms

  • fantasy

Related Words

  • fiction
  • science fiction

noun imagination unrestricted by reality

Synonyms

  • fantasy

Related Words

  • imagination
  • imaginativeness
  • vision
  • pipe dream
  • dream
  • fantasy life
  • phantasy life
  • fairyland
  • fantasy world
  • phantasy world
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