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Definition of Fantasy
1. Verb. Indulge in fantasies. "He is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
2. Noun. Imagination unrestricted by reality. "A schoolgirl fantasy"
Generic synonyms: Imagination, Imaginativeness, Vision
Specialized synonyms: Dream, Pipe Dream, Fantasy Life, Phantasy Life, Fairyland, Fantasy World, Phantasy World
Derivative terms: Fantasist, Fantasize, Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastical
3. Noun. Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it. "She made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"
Generic synonyms: Fiction
Specialized synonyms: Science Fiction
Derivative terms: Fantasist
4. Noun. Something many people believe that is false. "They have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
Generic synonyms: Misconception
Specialized synonyms: Bubble, Ignis Fatuus, Will-o'-the-wisp, Wishful Thinking
Derivative terms: Fancy, Fantasize, Illusional, Illusory
Definition of Fantasy
1. n. Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.
2. v. t. To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.
Definition of Fantasy
1. Noun. That which comes from one's imagination ¹
2. Noun. (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and fictive medieval technology. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. ¹
4. Verb. (context: literary) To fantasize (about) ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fantasy
1. to imagine [v -SIED, -SYING, -SIES] - See also: imagine
Medical Definition of Fantasy
1. An imagined sequence of events or mental images, e.g., daydreams. (12 Dec 1998)