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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFantasy
/ˈfæn.tə.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.
"Her latest novel is a rich work of pure fantasy." - 2
A genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world.
"He prefers reading epic fantasy set in medieval-inspired magical realms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Late Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek phantasía meaning 'appearance', 'image', or 'phantom', originating from phantázein 'to make visible'. By the 14th century in Middle English, it evolved to denote illusion, imagination, and whimsical caprice before expanding to modern literary and psychological senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fantasy" is said worldwide
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fantaisie
Transliteration: fã.tɛ.zi
"Il adore lire des romans de fantaisie."
Fantasie
Transliteration: fan.taˈziː
"Sie hat eine sehr lebhafte Fantasie."
fantasia
Transliteration: fan.taˈzi.a
"La sua mente è piena di fantasia."
fantasía
Transliteration: fan.taˈsi.a
"El libro mezcla la realidad con la fantasía."
fantasias
Transliteration: fã.taˈzi.ɐs
"Ele vive em um mundo de fantasias."
कल्पना
Transliteration: kalpanā
"यह कहानी एक सुंदर कल्पना पर आधारित है।"
幻想
Transliteration: huàn xiǎng
"这部小说充满了奇幻色彩。"
환상
Transliteration: hwansang
"그것은 단순한 환상이 아니다."
ファンタジー
Transliteration: fantajī
"彼女はファンタジー小説が好きです。"
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