English noun: phantasy |
1. | phantasy (cognition) something many people believe that is false |
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| Samples | They have the illusion that I am very wealthy.
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| Synonyms | fancy, fantasy, illusion |
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| Broader (hypernym) | misconception |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bubble, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp, wishful thinking |
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2. | phantasy (communication) fiction with a large amount of imagination in it |
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| Samples | She made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies.
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| Synonyms | fantasy |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fiction |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | science fiction |
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3. | phantasy (cognition) imagination unrestricted by reality |
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| Samples | A schoolgirl fantasy.
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| Synonyms | fantasy |
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| Broader (hypernym) | imagination, imaginativeness, vision |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dream, fairyland, fantasy life, fantasy world, phantasy life, phantasy world, pipe dream |
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