fantasy world
- noun
- /ˈfæntəsi wɜrld/
- In her book, the author creates an intricate fantasy world filled with dragons and magic.
They tend to live in a low grade fantasy world all the time.
- They tend to live in a low grade fantasy world all the time.
- It's this surreal, heightened reality, this fantasy world that Chad's created.
- I can't keep living in this fantasy world you're in.
- You live in the dream world, you live in a fantasy world.
- And then there is a wardrobe that gets you into a fantasy world.
- That man lives in a fantasy world.
- So of course, in the first episode, a bunch of people show up and destroy this perfect little fantasy world that I've created for myself.
- What do you get out of creating these fantasy worlds for yourself and what do you want other people to get from them?
- So he's, you know, bringing together very, very deliberately all sorts of things into this fantasy world.
- I mean, I it's a it's a fantasy world out there for me.
- R Scott Backer, all sorts of great fantasy worlds, sci-fi worlds.
- I feel that's the world I will want to go back to since it's a why a fantasy world so good.
- And that means those anxieties can't get in engaging in sort of fantasy world so that when the dreams and sleep comes along, it's a little bit more pleasant.
- So it just goes a bit in a fantasy world at some point.
Examples
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Creative flower photography is an experimental journey into the fantasy world.
Academic text (2005) -
People live in this fantasy world where they think that the tigers and lions actually, truly love them.
Academic text (2008) -
In your fantasy world, how would this go down?
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We lived in a fantasy world.
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You two can live in this fantasy world all you want, but you can leave me out of it.
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Although there is pain, I liked living in a fantasy world for a little while.
Blog text (21) -
What you do in your own personal fantasy world is no concern of mine.
Blog text (23) -
Tucker, what kind of fantasy world do you live in?
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Here, the imagery and fantasy world of the individual becomes an integral part of the process.
Academic text (1990) -
The bouncing motion entranced him, and without warning, he was lured into a fantasy world.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
A beautiful imaginary place in stories where small magical creatures live
An imaginary place where everything is perfect and magical
An imagined perfect place that exists only in dreams
A made-up perfect place that exists only in dreams
A place beyond the living world where spirits live
A place in your mind where you imagine things
A made-up world with magic and creatures like dragons and wizards
A place that exists only in stories or imagination
A place that exists only in your mind, often in stories
A place that exists only in the mind or in stories
An imagined place someone believes is real
An imagined place or state not connected to real life
Antonyms
How Mysterious
- Literature
- Literature
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an imagined place or universe' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fantasy' (an imagined or invented scenario) with 'world' (a place or universe). This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Fantasy world paints a simple picture: fantasy is a made-up story and world is a whole place, so together they name a place you make in your mind. So, fantasy world means 'an imagined place' that is not real.