fantasy
Mind's invented world
Fantasy is imagination unrestrained by reality.
A fantasy can be a daydream, a wishful scenario, or an elaborate imagined world: She indulged in fantasies of early retirement.
Sexual fantasies are erotic scenarios that arouse.
As a genre, fantasy fiction features magic, mythical creatures, and invented worlds—distinct from science fiction's technological basis.
Fantasy sports leagues let participants build imaginary teams from real players.
To fantasize is to indulge in such imaginings: He fantasized about quitting his job.
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- centaurHalf-human, half-equine being
mermaid · pegasus · chimera · minotaur · sphinx · hydra · gorgon · basilisk
Conscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- fictionImagined narrative work
fable · visualization · ideation · creativity · invention · escapism · conjure · pretend
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
- incantationSpoken magical formula
conjuration · necromancy · alchemy · divination · potion · grimoire · arcane · summoning
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- questSeeking journey for something
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- chronicleOrdered historical record
lore · sword-and-sorcery · epic · adventure · kingdom · realm · Tolkien · Middle-earth
Something that extends outward
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- denialRefusal to accept reality
coping · fixation · idealization · dissociation · delusion · obsession · longing · desire
Dreamlike and strange
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
mystical · hallucinatory · oneiric · spectral · eerie · nebulous · transcendent · ghostly
dragon
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
centaur · mermaid · pegasus · chimera · minotaur · sphinx · hydra · gorgon · basilisk · leviathan
daydream
Conscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
fiction · fable · visualization · ideation · creativity · invention · escapism · conjure · pretend
sorcery
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
incantation · conjuration · necromancy · alchemy · divination · potion · grimoire · arcane · summoning · hex
worldbuilding
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
chronicle · lore · sword-and-sorcery · epic · adventure · kingdom · realm · Tolkien · Middle-earth · Narnia
projection
Something that extends outward
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
denial · coping · fixation · idealization · dissociation · delusion · obsession · longing · desire · erotic
surreal
Dreamlike and strange
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
visionary · mystical · hallucinatory · oneiric · spectral · eerie · nebulous · transcendent · ghostly · mirage
escapism
Habitual mental retreat
haven · respite · getaway · portal · immersion · absorption · distraction · relief · vicarious
fantasynon-fiction
Writing about real things
nonfiction · realism · documentary · literary realism · realistic fiction
fantasyrealism
Accepting things as they are
pragmatism · facing facts · practicality · groundedness · level-headedness
- Fantastic FourMarvel's first superhero family
- fantasy worldFictional magical setting
- fantasy footballStatistical player management game
- fantasy adventuresFictional magical journey tales
- fantasy landImagined fictional world
- fantasy novelsStories set in magical worlds
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