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fantasy

[ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əsi]noun, verb3 syllables

Fantasy means: something many people believe that is false.

Synonyms for fantasy5

noun, as in something many people believe that is false

illusion, phantasy, fancy

noun, as in imagination unrestricted by reality

phantasy

noun, as in fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

phantasy

verb, as in indulge in fantasies

fantasize, fantasise

What does fantasy mean?4

noun

1

something many people believe that is false“they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”

2

imagination unrestricted by reality“a schoolgirl fantasy”

3

fiction with a large amount of imagination in it“she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies”

verb

1

indulge in fantasies“he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Fantasy in a sentence

  • Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates.Swift
  • In his fantasy, he imagined he was a famous writer.Zifre
  • Once in a while, the prophet indulges in fantasy.AlanF_US
  • Sometimes, people need to face reality instead of living in their fantasies.Nuel
  • In my fantasies, our bodies intertwine, creating an intense connection that leaves me breathless.Nuel
  • I'd like to be able to read fantasy and science fiction in other languages.shekitten
  • A talking dictionary is no longer a fantasy.parpar
  • Many fantasy novels depict worlds with two moons.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fantasy

as a noun

plural
fantasies

as a verb

past tense
fantasied
present participle
fantasying
third-person singular
fantasies
past participle
fantasied