Definitions for Fantasyˈfæn tə si, -zi

fan•ta•syˈfæn tə si, -zi(n.)(pl.)-sies

or phan•ta•sy

(n.)imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained.
the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing.
the succession of mental images thus formed.
Category: Psychology
an imagined or conjured up sequence of events, esp. one provoked by an unfulfilled psychological need.
Category: Psychology
an abnormal or bizarre sequence of mental images, as a hallucination.
Category: Psychiatry
a supposition based on no solid foundation; illusion.
caprice; whim.
an imaginative or fanciful creation; intricate, elaborate, or whimiscal design.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a form of fiction based on imaginative or fanciful characters and premises.
Category: Literature
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: fantasia (def. 1). 1
(v.i.)to form mental images; imagine; fantasize.
to write or play fantasias.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.t.)to form mental images of; create in the mind.

1275–1325; ME: imaginative faculty < L phantasia < Gk phantasía idea, notion

fantasy, phantasy(noun)
imagination unrestricted by reality
"a schoolgirl fantasy"
fantasy, phantasy(noun)
fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
"she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy(verb)
something many people believe that is false
"they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
fantasy, fantasize, fantasise(verb)
indulge in fantasies
"he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

fantasy(noun)ˈfæn tə si, -zi
an imagined situation that is unlikely to occur, or the act of imagining such situations
sexual fantasies; my fantasy about becoming a rock star; Fantasy is important in children's lives.

fantasy(Noun)
That which comes from one's imagination
fantasy(Noun)
The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and fictive medieval technology.
fantasy(Noun)
The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
fantasy(Verb)
To fantasize (about)

Origin: From fantasie, from phantasia, from φαντασία, from φαντάζω, from φαίνω, from the same root as ϕῶς.

Fantasy(noun)
fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor
Fantasy(noun)
fantastic designs
Fantasy(verb)
to have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy