imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained.

the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing.

a mental image, esp. when unreal or fantastic; vision

a nightmare fantasy.

Psychology . an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling a psychological need; daydream.

a hallucination.

a supposition based on no solid foundation; visionary idea; illusion

dreams of Utopias and similar fantasies.

caprice; whim.

an ingenious or fanciful thought, design, or invention.

Also, fantasia. Literature . an imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters

The stories of Poe are fantasies of horror.

Music . fantasia ( def. 1 ) .

to form mental images; imagine; fantasize.

Rare . to write or play fantasias.

noun

reality , truth

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