English noun: fantasy | |||
1. | fantasy (cognition) imagination unrestricted by reality | ||
Samples | A schoolgirl fantasy. | ||
Synonyms | phantasy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imagination, imaginativeness, vision | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dream, fairyland, fantasy life, fantasy world, phantasy life, phantasy world, pipe dream | ||
2. | fantasy (communication) fiction with a large amount of imagination in it | ||
Samples | She made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies. | ||
Synonyms | phantasy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fiction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | science fiction | ||
3. | fantasy (cognition) something many people believe that is false | ||
Samples | They have the illusion that I am very wealthy. | ||
Synonyms | fancy, illusion, phantasy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | misconception | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bubble, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp, wishful thinking | ||
English verb: fantasy | |||
1. | fantasy (creation) indulge in fantasies | ||
Samples | He is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company. | ||
Synonyms | fantasise, fantasize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | ||