fan·ta·sy
ˈfan-tə-sē
-zē
variants
or less commonly phantasy
plural fantasies
1
: the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need
an object of fantasy
also
: a mental image or a series of mental images (such as a daydream) so created
sexual fantasies
2
: a creation of the imaginative faculty whether expressed or merely conceived: such as
a
: a chimerical or fantastic notion
His plans are pure fantasy.
b
: imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters
spent the summer reading fantasy
called also fantasy fiction
c
: fantasia sense 1
the organ fantasy of Johannes Brahms
d
: a fanciful design or invention
a fantasy of delicate tracery
3
: fancy
especially
: the free play of creative imagination
4
: caprice
served to fulfill the king's fantasies
5
often attributive
: a coin usually not intended for circulation as currency and often issued by a dubious authority (such as a government-in-exile)
6
obsolete
: hallucination
: of, relating to, or being a game in which participants create and manage imaginary teams consisting of players from a particular sport and scoring is based on the statistical performances of the actual players
fantasy football/baseball/basketball
playing fantasy sports
The draft is the best part of being part of a fantasy league. … You get to choose the players you like and want to watch and help you win.—Lawrence Doto
Paula [Knoy] knows how to sacrifice for her fantasy team, even passing up a player like Eli Manning from her favorite New York Giants for a higher scoring quarterback.—Ruby Thomas
fantasied; fantasying; fantasies
: fantasize
fantasies her ideal future
Anyone who has bought a Lotto ticket has probably fantasied about all the amazing places they will go as soon as their numbers come tumbling out of the barrel.—Conor Pope
While growing up, most Disney fans have fantasied about being their favorite princess, prince or Disney character …—Carolina Brigagao
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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