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phantasy

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Archaic spelling of fantasy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Archaic spelling of fantasy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

imagination unrestricted by reality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a schoolgirl fantasy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fantasy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imagination, imaginativeness, vision

Narrower terms: pipe dream, dream, fantasy life, phantasy life, fantasy world, phantasy world, fairyland

5

noun

Meaning 5

something many people believe that is false

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they have the illusion that I am very wealthy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: illusion, fantasy, fancy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: misconception

Narrower terms: bubble, will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus, wishful thinking

6

noun

Meaning 6

fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fantasy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fiction

Narrower terms: science fiction

History

Etymology

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