fantasy, phantasy
(noun) imagination unrestricted by reality; “a schoolgirl fantasy”
illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
(noun) something many people believe that is false; “they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”
fantasy, phantasy
(noun) fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; “she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies”
fantasy, fantasize, fantasise
(verb) indulge in fantasies; “he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fantasy (countable and uncountable, plural fantasies)
That which comes from one's imagination.
(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
A fantastical design.
(slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
fantasy (third-person singular simple present fantasies, present participle fantasying, simple past and past participle fantasied)
(literary, psychoanalysis) To fantasize (about).
(obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.
(transitive) To imagine; to conceive mentally.
Source: Wiktionary
Fan"ta*sy, n.; pl. Fantasies. Etym: [See Fancy.]
1. Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor. Is not this something more than fantasy Shak. A thousand fantasies Being to throng into my memory. Milton.
2. Fantastic designs. Embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold thread. Hawthorne.
Fan"ta*sy, v. t.
Definition: To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy. [Obs.] Cavendish. Which he doth most fantasy. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
