fantasy

  • 21fantasy — n. 1) to act out a fantasy 2) to indulge in fantasy 3) a childhood; sexual fantasy 4) (misc.) (to live in) a world of fantasy/fantasy world * * * [ fæntəsɪ] sexual fantasy (misc.) (to live in) a world of fantasy/ fantasy world a childhood to act… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22fantasy */*/ — UK [ˈfæntəsɪ] / US noun Word forms fantasy : singular fantasy plural fantasies 1) a) [countable] a pleasant, exciting, or unusual experience that you imagine is happening to you sexual/erotic/romantic fantasies: romantic fantasies of love have… …

    English dictionary

  • 23fantasy — /fan teuh see, zee/, n., pl. fantasies, v., fantasied, fantasying. n. 1. imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained. 2. the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing. 3. a mental image, esp.… …

    Universalium

  • 24fantasy — fan|ta|sy [ fæntəsi ] noun ** 1. ) count a pleasant, exciting, or unusual experience that you imagine is happening to you: sexual/erotic/romantic fantasies: romantic fantasies of love have fantasies of/about something: He s always had fantasies… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25fantasy — [[t]fæ̱ntəzi[/t]] ♦♦♦ fantasies also phantasy 1) N COUNT A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen, especially one that is unlikely to happen. ...fantasies of romance and true love. Syn: dream 2)… …

    English dictionary

  • 26fantasy — fan|ta|sy [ˈfæntəsi] n plural fantasies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Greek, appearance, imagination ] 1.) [U and C] an exciting and unusual experience or situation you imagine happening to you, but… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27fantasy — noun plural fantasies 1 (C, U) an exciting and unusual experience or situation you imagine happening to you but which will probably never happen: He used to indulge in fantasies about being a famous actor. | sexual fantasies | Young children… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28fantasy — Imagery that is more or less coherent, as in dreams and daydreams, yet unrestricted by reality. SYN: phantasia. [G. phantasia, idea, image] * * * fan·ta·sy also phan·ta·sy fant ə sē, zē n, pl sies the power or process of creating esp. unrealistic …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29fantasy — /ˈfæntəsi / (say fantuhsee), / zi/ (say zee) noun (plural fantasies) 1. imagination, especially when unrestrained. 2. the forming of grotesque mental images. 3. a mental image, especially when grotesque. 4. Psychology an imaginative sequence… …

  • 30fantasy — I. noun also phantasy (plural sies) Etymology: Middle English fantasie more at fancy Date: 14th century 1. obsolete hallucination 2. fancy; especially the free play of creative imagination 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary