ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fantasy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfæntəsi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fantasy is a noun meaning That which comes from one's imagination.

Meaning

That which comes from one's imagination.

More Meanings

  1. (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
  2. A fantastical design.
  3. To conceive (something) mentally; to imagine.
  4. To fantasize about something).
  5. To conceive mentally; to imagine.
  6. To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.
  7. (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

Example Sentences

Which he doth most fantasy.
Is not this something more than fantasy?
A thousand fantasies / Begin to throng into my memory.
Embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold thread.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fantasy

Depending on context, synonyms include fancy, illusion, phantasy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include phantasy, fancy, illusion, imaginary, figment, imagination.

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