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flight

32 6.7

A sudden imaginative idea that is not realistic

noun
/flaɪt/

Literature

: vuelo de la imaginación

There is a flight, but it is a flight from common sense.
a flight of fancy
a flight of imagination
a flight from reality

Yes, flight born of wonder or flight born of curiosity.

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Examples

I have achieved flights of the mind and flights of the psyche unknown in ordinary human relationships.

Sleuth (1972)
You alone can make my song take flight

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
People only choose flight because they just want to feel it.
Yes, flight born of wonder or flight born of curiosity.

YaleCourses
But in the seminar room and in print, there is a flight from science.

Academic text (1995)
I am not given to flights of fancy, but I know Kevin is hurt.

Fiction book (1996)
So yeah, I mean, these these bizarre ideas are not just flights of fantasy.
The cost of a round-trip flight to a developing country can be prohibitive.

Academic text (2008)
Fortunately, we don't need "manned" space flights to inspire the citizenry with the wonders of space exploration.

Academic text (1992)
Her imagination took flight as she envisioned a world where anything was possible.

Synonyms

flight of fancy

vsflight

Informal

8 7.4

An imaginative idea that is unlikely to be true or useful

is a general act of moving beyond ordinary thought rather than one specific idea

Idioms

in flight

48 2.6

Moving through the air like birds or insects

Compounds

flight attendant

101 3.2

A person who looks after passengers on an airplane and keeps them safe and comfortable

flight of stairs

41 1.6

A set of steps between two floors of a building

flight deck

24 5.8

Top deck of an aircraft carrier where planes take off and land

flight path

Specialized

20 3.9

The route a plane or rocket follows through the sky

in-flight

17 3.4

Things offered on a plane during a flight, like meals or entertainment

international flight

12 2.3

A plane trip that goes from one country to another

connecting flight

10 3.4

A flight with a stop where you change planes to reach your final destination

direct flight

9 2.1

A plane journey between two places that may stop but uses the same plane

top-flight

8 6.2

Of very high quality and among the best in its field

flight of fancy

Informal

8 7.4

An imaginative idea that is unlikely to be true or useful

domestic flight

6 2.7

A plane trip within the same country that does not cross borders

flight simulator

Specialized

6 3.5

A machine on the ground that copies the feeling of flying a plane for training

mid-flight

6 4.2

The period when a plane is in the air

flight control

Specialized

5 4.1

A computer system on a plane or drone that automatically keeps it steady and guides it

flight of steps

5 3.0

A set of stairs between two floors

flight engineer

Specialized

5 4.8

A crew member who checks and runs a plane's engines and systems during a trip

flight surgeon

Specialized

4 6.5

A doctor who cares for the health of pilots and astronauts

nonstop flight

3 2.7

A flight that goes directly from one place to another without stopping

flight control

Specialized

3 4.2

People on the ground who guide aircraft by radio while they fly

flight line

Specialized

3 6.0

An area at an airport where planes are parked and worked on before flying

maiden flight

1 5.7

The first time a new plane, rocket, or vehicle goes into the air

low-level flight

1 5.8

A plane or helicopter flying very low above the ground

mid-flight

1 4.0

While a plane is in the air

flight feather

Specialized

1 4.5

A large stiff feather on a bird's wing or tail that helps it fly

flight maneuver

Specialized

1 6.3

An action by a plane to change its path or angle in the air

line of flight

Specialized

1 7.0

The path something moves along through the air

redeye flight

1 4.2

A late night plane trip that arrives the next morning and leaves you tired

white-knuckle flight

Informal

1 8.6

A very frightening plane trip that makes people on board feel scared

flight strip

Specialized

1 7.2

A simple place where planes land without airport buildings for emergencies or military landings

flight indicator

Specialized

6.5

An instrument that shows a plane's tilt compared to the ground

terrain flight

Jargon

8.6

A very low pass by a helicopter near the ground to avoid being seen

How Imaginative

fantasy

710 3.8

flight

Literature

32 6.7

daydream

32 2.6

idea

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

flight singular

flights plural

Etymology

Flight of fancy uses the image of flight as going away from the ground; it means the mind 'flies' into imagination, so the phrase describes ideas that move away from plain facts.