PHANTASY

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

phantasy (countable and uncountable, plural phantasies)

Dated form of fantasy.

(psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.

Usage notes

In psychological writing, the spelling phantasy is often used to differentiate the Kleinian concept, which represents an innate unconscious process, from the related Freudian concept fantasy, which is conscious and deliberate.

Source: Wiktionary


Phan"ta*sy, n.

Definition: See Fantasy, and Fancy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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