fantasy

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *pháňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς (phắntăsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)bor. Latin phantasia Old French fantasiebor. Middle English fantasie English fantasy Noun inherited from Middle English fantasie, from Old French fantasie (“fantasy”), from Latin phantasia (“imagination”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “apparition”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to render visible”), from φαντός (phantós, “visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to make visible”); from the same root as φάος (pháos, “light”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhh2nyéti, from the root *bheh2- (“to shine”). Doublet of fancy, fantasia, phantasia, and phantasy. Verb from Middle English fantasien, from Old French fantasier. Doublet of fancy.

163 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: fantasie — that which comes from one's imagination
• Albanian: fantazi — that which comes from one's imagination
• Arabic: خَيَال (ḵayāl) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Armenian: երեւակայություն (erewakayutʻyun) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Armenian: ֆանտազիա (fantazia) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Belarusian: фанта́зія (fantázija) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Belarusian: выабражэ́нне (vyabražénnje) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Belarusian: выабражэ́ньне (vyabražénʹnje) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Belarusian: уяўле́нне (ujawljénnje) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Belarusian: уяўле́ньне (ujawljénʹnje) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Belarusian: вы́мысел (výmysjel) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Bulgarian: въображе́ние (vǎobražénie) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Bulgarian: фанта́зия (fantázija) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Catalan: fantasia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Chinese Mandarin: 幻想 (huànxiǎng) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Chinese Mandarin: 空想 (kōngxiǎng) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Czech: fantazie — that which comes from one's imagination
• Czech: výmysl — that which comes from one's imagination
• Danish: fantasi — that which comes from one's imagination
• Dutch: fantasie — that which comes from one's imagination
• Esperanto: fantazio — that which comes from one's imagination
• Estonian: fantaasia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Finnish: kuvittelu — that which comes from one's imagination
• Finnish: kuvitelma — that which comes from one's imagination
• Finnish: mielikuva — that which comes from one's imagination
• French: fantaisie — that which comes from one's imagination
• French: imaginaire — that which comes from one's imagination
• French: fantasme — that which comes from one's imagination
• German: Fantasie — that which comes from one's imagination
• German: Phantasie — that which comes from one's imagination
• Hindi: कल्पना (kalpanā) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Hindi: काल्पनिक (kālpanik) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Hindi: स्वैरकल्पना (svairkalpanā) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Hungarian: agyszülemény — that which comes from one's imagination
• Hungarian: fantázia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Hungarian: képzelet — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ido: fantazio — that which comes from one's imagination
• Irish: fantaisíocht — that which comes from one's imagination
• Italian: fantasia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Japanese: 幻想 (gensō) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Japanese: 空想 (kūsō) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Japanese: ファンタジー (fantajī) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Japanese: 狂想 (kyōsō) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Kazakh: қиял (qiäl) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Korean: 환상 (hwansang) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Korean: 공상 (gongsang) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Korean: 상상 (sangsang) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Korean: 판타지 (pantaji) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Kyrgyz: кыял (kıyal) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Latin: somnium — that which comes from one's imagination
• Latvian: fantāzija — that which comes from one's imagination
• Lithuanian: fantazija — that which comes from one's imagination
• Iranian Persian: خِیال (xiyâl) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Iranian Persian: فانْتِزی (fântezi) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Polish: fantazja — that which comes from one's imagination
• Polish: wyobraźnia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Polish: wymysł — that which comes from one's imagination
• Portuguese: fantasia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Romanian: fantezie — that which comes from one's imagination
• Russian: фанта́зия (fantázija) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Russian: воображе́ние (voobražénije) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Russian: вы́мысел (výmysel) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Slovak: fantázia — that which comes from one's imagination
• Slovak: predstava — that which comes from one's imagination
• Slovene: fantazija — that which comes from one's imagination
• Spanish: fantasía — that which comes from one's imagination
• Spanish: lirismo — that which comes from one's imagination
• Swedish: fantasi — that which comes from one's imagination
• Tajik: хаёл (xayol) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Thai: ความเพ้อฝัน (kwaam-pə́ə-fǎn) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Thai: การฝันเฟื่อง (gaan-fǎn-fʉ̂ʉang) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Turkish: hayal — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ukrainian: фанта́зія (fantázija) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ukrainian: уя́ва (ujáva) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ukrainian: уя́влення (ujávlennja) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ukrainian: ви́мисел (výmysel) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ukrainian: ви́гадка (výhadka) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Ukrainian: ви́гад (výhad) — that which comes from one's imagination
• Uzbek: xayol — that which comes from one's imagination
• Uzbek: fantaziya — that which comes from one's imagination
• Albanian: fantazi — literary genre
• Arabic: فَنْتَازِيَا (fantāziyā) — literary genre
• Armenian: ֆենտեզի (fentezi) — literary genre
• Armenian: ֆանտաստիկա (fantastika) — literary genre
• Azerbaijani: fantastika — literary genre
• Azerbaijani: fentezi — literary genre
• Belarusian: фэ́нтэзі (féntezi) — literary genre
• Belarusian: фанта́стыка (fantástyka) — literary genre
• Bulgarian: фе́нтъзи (féntǎzi) — literary genre
• Bulgarian: фанта́стика (fantástika) — literary genre
• Catalan: fantasia — literary genre
• Chinese Cantonese: 奇幻 (kei4 waan6) — literary genre
• Chinese: 奇幻 (zh-min-nan) — literary genre
• Chinese Mandarin: 奇幻 (qíhuàn) — literary genre
• Czech: fantasy — literary genre
• Danish: fantasy — literary genre
• Dutch: fantasy — literary genre
• Estonian: imeulme — literary genre
• Estonian: fantaasia — literary genre
• Finnish: fantasia — literary genre
• Finnish: fantasiakirjallisuus — literary genre
• French: fantaisie — literary genre
• French: fantasy — literary genre
• Georgian: ფენტეზი (penṭezi) — literary genre
• Georgian: ფანტასტიკა (panṭasṭiḳa) — literary genre
• German: Fantasy — literary genre
• German: Fantastik — literary genre
• German: Phantastik — literary genre
• Greek: φαντασία (fantasía) — literary genre
• Greek: λογοτεχνία του φανταστικού (logotechnía tou fantastikoú) — literary genre
• Hindi: कल्पना (kalpanā) — literary genre
• Hindi: काल्पनिक (kālpanik) — literary genre
• Hungarian: fantasy — literary genre
• Icelandic: fantasía — literary genre
• Indonesian: fantasi — literary genre
• Italian: fantasy — literary genre
• Japanese: ファンタジー (fantajī) — literary genre
• Kazakh: фэнтези (féntezi) — literary genre
• Kazakh: фантастика (fantastika) — literary genre
• Korean: 판타지 (pantaji) — literary genre
• Kyrgyz: фэнтези (fentezi) — literary genre
• Kyrgyz: фантастика (fantastika) — literary genre
• Lao: ຈິນຕະມິນິດ (chin ta mi nit) — literary genre
• Latvian: fantastika — literary genre
• Lithuanian: fantastika — literary genre
• Macedonian: фантастика (fantastika) — literary genre
• Malay: fantasi — literary genre
• Māori: paki pohewa — literary genre
• Norwegian Bokmål: fantasy — literary genre
• Iranian Persian: فانْتِزی (fântezi) — literary genre
• Polish: fantasy — literary genre
• Polish: fantastyka — literary genre
• Polish: fantazja — literary genre
• Portuguese: fantasia — literary genre
• Romanian: literatură fantastică — literary genre
• Russian: фанта́стика (fantástika) — literary genre
• Russian: фэ́нтези (fɛ́ntɛzi) — literary genre
• Serbo-Croatian: фанта̀стика — literary genre
• Serbo-Croatian: fantàstika — literary genre
• Slovak: fantasy — literary genre
• Slovene: fantastika — literary genre
• Slovene: fantazija — literary genre
• Swahili: fantasia — literary genre
• Swedish: fantasy — literary genre
• Tagalog: pantasya — literary genre
• Tajik: фантазия (fantaziya) — literary genre
• Tajik: фантастика (fantastika) — literary genre
• Tatar: фэнтези (fʹentezi) — literary genre
• Tatar: фантастика (fantastiqa) — literary genre
• Thai: แฟนตาซี (fɛɛn-dtaa-sii) — literary genre
• Thai: จินตนิมิต (jin-dtà-ní-mít) — literary genre
• Turkish: fantezi — literary genre
• Turkmen: fantaziýa — literary genre
• Turkmen: fantastika — literary genre
• Ukrainian: фе́нтезі (féntezi) — literary genre
• Ukrainian: фанта́стика (fantástyka) — literary genre
• Urdu: فَنْطاسِیَہ (fantāsiya) — literary genre
• Uzbek: fantastika — literary genre
• Uzbek: fentezi — literary genre
• Vietnamese: kì ảo — literary genre
• Vietnamese: kỳ ảo — literary genre
• Finnish: fantasiakuvio — fantastical design
• Finnish: gamma — slang: gamma-hydroxybutyric acid — see also gamma-hydroxybutyric acid