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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" Similar Opposite
- 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"
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Fantasy has often been compared to science fiction and horror because they are the major categories of speculative fiction. Fantasy is distinguished from science fiction by the plausibility of the narrative elements.
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 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.
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen.
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.
[uncountable] a type of story that is set in a world, or a version of our world, that does not really exist and involves magic, monsters, etc. She wrote a series of fantasy novels filled with wizards, witches and dragons. Topics Literature and writing b2.
A genre of fiction or other artistic work characterized by fanciful or supernatural elements. b. A work of this genre. 5. An imagined event or sequence of mental images, such as a daydream, usually fulfilling a wish or psychological need. 6. An unrealistic or improbable supposition. 7. Music See fantasia. 8.
FANTASY meaning: a situation or event that you imagine, which is not real or true. Learn more.
