fantasy

(noun, verb)

noun

1. imagination unrestricted by reality

- a schoolgirl fantasy

Similar word(s): phantasy

Definition categories: thought, imagination, imaginativeness, vision

2. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

- she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies

Similar word(s): phantasy

Definition categories: communication, fiction

3. something many people believe that is false

Similar word(s): fancy, illusion, phantasy

Definition categories: thought, misconception

verb

1. indulge in fantasies

- he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company

Similar word(s): fantasise, fantasize

Definition categories: creation, envisage, ideate, imagine