fantasy
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈfæntəsi/
:
fantasía
- And this fantasy does exist in our societies.
- fantasy world
- a child's fantasy
- fantasy play
All in this grand fantasy of rescuing them.
- All in this grand fantasy of rescuing them.
- Otherwise it would have been just fantasy, which it wasn't.
- They have these fantasies about power and success and fame.
- Like he's living out a fantasy of being with her.
- And with Disney, people who watch feel a sense of fantasy, right, of endless possibilities.
- You're missing the fantasy, not the person.
- And so they wanted there to be this fantasy of stuff with nothing.
- There's also a great font, fantasy Mundo, you know, fantasy world interview.
- Oh, girl, I'm feeling this fantasy little greasy monkey.
- It's the copper eye nude lip, complete fantasy, and I'm proud to say it.
Examples
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Do you want to go into a world of fantasy and adventure?
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His daydreams often drift into a fantasy where he is the hero saving the world from destruction.
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But yeah, that one, which is a fantasy book, I believe.
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I certainly often have the fantasy of, like, why am I in LA?
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What had once been a childhood fantasy was now a reality for me.
Fiction book (1997) -
The city is lit up with millions of tiny lights, like a fantasy winter wonderland.
Fiction book (1994) -
The dream of the pays de Cocagne is a fantasy of abundance without labor.
Academic text (1994) -
His whole life had begun to revolve around a fantasy game he played called the Four Horsemen.
Fiction book (1999) -
In her latest novel, the author transports readers into a magical fantasy world filled with dragons and fairies.
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The movie presents a charming fantasy about a prince who falls in love with a commoner.
Synonyms
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4.4
An imagined place in your mind with magic and strange creatures
15
3.4
A made-up story told to hide the truth or deceive people
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4.6
A made-up story used to avoid blame or trick people
7
2.8
Thinking about things you want or imagine while you are awake
7
7.4
An imaginative idea that is unlikely to be true or useful
2
6.6
An imagined perfect place that exists only in dreams
2
8.8
A made-up perfect place that exists only in dreams
2
6.3
A way of thinking that ignores real problems and expects impossible results
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6.3
A place in your mind where you imagine things
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5.8
A made-up world with magic and creatures like dragons and wizards
Imaginative stories with unreal or magical elements
An image you see in your mind that is not real
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.4
A large event where fantasy fans meet authors, see talks, and wear costumes
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fantasy comes from an old Greek word phantasia meaning 'appearance' or 'imagination', and it is related to the simple word fancy. So to use fantasy is to make pictures in your mind of things that are unlikely or impossible.