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   fantasy

   /ˈfantəsi/

   noun

   • 1. the faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things: "his researches had moved into the realms of fantasy" Similar imaginationcreativityfancyinventionoriginalityvisionspeculationmake-believedaydreamingreverieOpposite truthrealism
   • ▪ a fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person often dwells and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes: "the notion of being independent is a child's ultimate fantasy" Similar dreamdaydreampipe dreamflight of fancyfanciful notionwishwishful thinkingfond hopechimeradelusionillusionfigment of the imaginationcastle in the aircastle in Spaininformal:pie in the skycloud cuckoo land
   • ▪ an idea with no basis in reality: "it is a misleading fantasy to suggest that the bill can be implemented"
   • ▪ a genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world. Similar mythlegendfablefairy taleromancescience fictionsci-fihorrorsword and sorceryescapismOpposite realism
   • ▪ denoting a competition or league in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a real sports league and score points according to the actual performance of their players: "he's my second-round draft choice in fantasy baseball this year"
   • 2. a fantasia.

   verb

   • 1. imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about: literary "it is ludicrous to fantasy ‘disinventing’ the hydrogen bomb"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French fantasie, via Latin from Greek phantasia ‘imagination, appearance’, later ‘phantom’, from phantazein ‘make visible’. From the 16th to the 19th centuries the Latinized spelling phantasy was also used.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fantasy worldFantasy world - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   4 days ago · noun. something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) synonyms: fairyland, phantasy world. see more.

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     paracosm: 1 n a prolonged fantasy world invented by...

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     phantasy world: 1 n something existing solely in the...

   • Fairyland

     the enchanted realm of fairies. DISCLAIMER: These example...

3. origin.healthyplace.com › sex › psychology-of-sexWomen's Top 10 Sexual Fantasies | HealthyPlace

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   2 days ago · Every woman on earth has fantasized about some explicit sexual fantasy that she may or may not have been too ashamed to talk about. Whether it's your girlfriend or your wife, this top ten list is sure to touch on a forbidden fantasy of her own.

4. www.britannica.com › art › fiction-literatureFiction | literature | Britannica

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   5 days ago · fiction, literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction genre include the novel, short story, and novella.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fairy_taleFairy tale - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Before the definition of the genre of fantasy, many works that would now be classified as fantasy were termed "fairy tales", including Tolkien's The Hobbit, George Orwell's Animal Farm, and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Science_fictionScience fiction - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · t. e. Space exploration, as predicted in August 1958 by the science fiction magazine Imagination. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and ...

7. www.britannica.com › art › novelNovel | Definition, Elements, Examples, Types, & Facts

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   3 days ago · A novel is an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience, usually through a connected sequence involving a group of persons in a specific setting. Learn more about the elements, development, and types of novels in this article.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Magic_(supernatural)Magic (supernatural) - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · t. e. Magic is an ancient practice rooted in rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage —with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the natural world. [1] .