fantasy

Speech parts

1. fantasy - Noun

2. fantasy - Verb

Meaning

Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.

Fantastic designs.

To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

illusion fancy daydream phantasy romance make-believe wish myth dream legend imagination fabrication fable hallucination figment
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Antonyms

scripture marvel integer corpus real world world
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Hypernyms

fiction imagination imagine misconception envisage ideate

Hyponyms

fairyland dream bubble pipe dream ignis fatuus science fiction

Phrases with the word

be only a fantasy musical fantasy fantasy that has become a reality fulfilled fantasy fantasy come true fantasy that has come true

Derivatives

fantasies fantasied

Examples

All fantasy should have a solid base in reality. Max Beerbohm

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife.... I guess I am a fantasy. Marilyn Monroe

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive knowledge. Albert Einstein

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power. Arthur C. Clarke

The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue. Salvatore Quasimodo

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong. Terry Pratchett

Close letter words and terms

fantastika fantastique fantastry fantasy baseball fantasy collapse fantasy come true