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- DictionaryFan·ta·sy/ˈfan(t)əsē/
noun
- 1. the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable: "his research had moved into the realm of fantasy"
- 2. a musical composition, free in form, typically involving variation on an existing work or the imaginative representation of a situation or story; a fantasia.
verb
- 1. imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about: literary "it is ludicrous to fantasy “disinventing” the hydrogen bomb"
The meaning of FANTASY is the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need; also : a mental image or a series of mental images (such as a daydream) so created. How to use fantasy in a sentence.
a type of story or literature that is set in an imaginary world, often involving traditional myths and magical creatures and sometimes ideas or events from the real world, especially from the medieval period of history: His preferred reading was horror stories and fantasy.
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:
A fantasy is something you imagine, which might involve dragons, unicorns, or an imaginary best friend. If you live in a fantasy world, you're not worrying much about reality — pleasant, maybe, but not very practical.
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which involves themes of the supernatural, magic, and imaginary worlds and creatures. [1] [2] Its roots are in oral traditions, which became fantasy literature and drama.
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen.
fantasy. noun. /ˈfæntəsi/. /ˈfæntəsi/. (plural fantasies) [countable] a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen. He spoke of his childhood fantasies about becoming a famous football player. Extra Examples. He was able to play out his fantasy of pop stardom.
There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fantasy, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fantasy has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Fantasy Definition. The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy. An unnatural or bizarre mental image; illusion; phantasm. A capricious or fantastic idea; a conceit. An odd notion; whim; caprice. Of or like a fantasy.
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.