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Definition of Fantasy
1. 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
2. Verb. Indulge in fantasies. "He is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fantasy
Literary usage of Fantasy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1909)
"V. fantasy and Imaginative Expression. The boundary between dream and fantasy is
indefinite. is appears in the case of the phantasmic and fantastic hyp- ..."
2. Poet LoreLiterature Periodicals (1921)
"98 Humpty Dumpty, A fantasy—Bertram Bloch 76 Hung, Shen—The Wedded Husband, A
Realistic Chinese Play no Immortal, The, A Play in One Act—Carl Click and ..."
3. Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach by Linda J. Dorn, Carla Soffos (2005)
"The literal- minded child finds it more difficult to pass from reality to fantasy.
Other children relish the opportunity to enter the world of enchantment. ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"[The passages from ' fantasy ' are reprinted with the permission of the American
Publishers' Corporation, publishers.] THE BOARDING-SCHOOL From 'fantasy. ..."
5. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"A fantasy about finding one's true place in the world. Anna does not know who
her parents are or perhaps were. She feels called to the great willow tree, ..."
6. The Short-story by Evelyn May Albright (1907)
"CHAPTER XII THE ELEMENT OF fantasy THE term romance has taken on such a variety
of meanings that the word fantasy is here selected to include a portion of ..."
7. Studying the Short-story: Sixteen Short-story Classics, with Introductions by Joseph Berg Esenwein (1918)
"... STORIES OF MYSTERY AND fantasy Even more deeply seated and elemental than our
love for the mysterious is our passion for undertaking its solution. ..."
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