fantasy [ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əsi]noun 4verb 4forms 3 noun4 •ideas and pictures in the mind of things that are not real or not likely to happenIs not this something more than fantasy? — 1599 •The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc. •(slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. •A fantastical design.Embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold thread. — 1850 verb4 •to imagine something that is not really there •To conceive mentally; to imagine.First I phantasied that if I list to take vpon me the crowne and imperiall Scepter of the realme, now was the time propice and conuenient. — 1569 •(literary) To fantasize about (something).Instead of phantasying marriage, she actually feels that she is already married to the man of her phantasy. — 1946 •(no longer used) to like something and feel drawn to itWhich he doth most fantasy. — 1551 formsfantasied · fantasying · fantasies
