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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fan•ta•sy /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies. - imagination, esp. when it is let free and not held back:[uncountable]indulging in fantasy from time to time.
- Psychology the succession of mental images formed in this way:[countable]He had this fantasy about the tenant across the hall.
- a belief or notion based on no solid foundation;
illusion:[countable]She had a fantasy that he was trying to poison her.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fan•ta•sy (fan′tə sē, -zē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies, v., -sied, -sy•ing. n. - imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained.
- the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies;
imaginative conceptualizing. - a mental image, esp. when unreal or fantastic;
vision:a nightmare fantasy. - Psychologyan 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.
- LiteratureAlso, fantasia. an imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters:The stories of Poe are fantasies of horror.
- Music and Dancefantasia (def. 1).
v.t., v.i. - to form mental images;
imagine;
fantasize. - Slang Terms[Rare.]to write or play fantasias.
Also, phantasy. - Greek phantasía an idea, notion, image, literally, a making visible; see fantastic, -y3
- Latin phantasia
- Anglo-French, Old French)
- Middle English fantasie imaginative faculty, mental image (1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fancy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fantasy, phantasy /ˈfæntəsɪ/ n ( pl -sies)- imagination unrestricted by reality
- (as modifier): a fantasy world
- a creation of the imagination, esp a weird or bizarre one
- a series of pleasing mental images, usually serving to fulfil a need not gratified in reality
- a whimsical or far-fetched notion
- an illusion, hallucination, or phantom
- a highly elaborate imaginative design or creation
- another word for fantasia
- literature having a large fantasy content
- (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, -sied)- a less common word for fantasize
Etymology: 14th Century fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Greek phantazein to make visible |