fantasia of color
- noun
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fantasía de color
- The intricate stained-glass windows create a fantasia of color when sunlight pours through them.
Examples
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The artist's new painting is a true fantasia of color, drawing visitors from across the city.
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Spring in the valley revealed a fantasia of color across the hillsides.
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The artist created a stunning fantasia of color in her latest painting.
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At the festival, there was a fantasia of color that captivated everyone.
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Spring in the valley revealed a fantasia of color across the hillsides.
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The intricate stained-glass windows create a fantasia of color when sunlight pours through them.
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At the festival, there was a fantasia of color that captivated everyone.
Synonyms
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A constantly changing mix of bright colors and shapes
A very bright design with many playful colors on things like clothes or cakes
Antonyms
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Morphology
fantasia + of + color
The phrase composes transparently: 'fantasia' (a fanciful/imaginative piece) combined with 'of color' denotes an imaginative or spectacular display made of colors, following a standard noun + of + noun composition. Although 'fantasia' is somewhat literary or rare, its core meaning is compositional and has clear cognates in many languages, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Fantasia of color uses the image of a musical fantasia, a free and imaginative piece of music, together with bright color to make a picture of colors that move and play like music. That's why it means 'a striking and imaginative display of vibrant colors'.