Phantasy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something many people believe that is false

fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæntəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈantəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈantəsi/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈæntəsi/.

Examples

they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies
a schoolgirl fantasy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fantasy fancy illusion

Parts of Speech

noun	something many people believe that is false “they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”
noun	fiction with a large amount of imagination in it “she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies”
noun	imagination unrestricted by reality “a schoolgirl fantasy”

Word Forms

illusory	adjective	based on or having the nature of an illusion
illusional	adjective	marked by or producing illusion
fantasy	verb	indulge in fantasies
fantasize	verb	indulge in fantasies
fancy	verb	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
fantasist	noun	a creator of fantasies
fantastical	adjective	existing in fancy only; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
fantastic	adjective	fanciful and unrealistic; foolish

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Phantasie

etwas, das viele Menschen für falsch halten

🇫🇷French

fantasme

quelque chose que beaucoup de gens croient être faux

🇪🇸Spanish

fantasía

algo que mucha gente cree que es falso

🇮🇹Italian

fantasia

qualcosa che molte persone credono sia falso

🇳🇱Dutch

fantasie

iets waarvan veel mensen denken dat het niet waar is

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantasia

algo que muitas pessoas acreditam que é falso

🇷🇺Russian

фантазия

что-то, что многие люди считают ложным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झक

कुछ ऐसा जो बहुत से लोग मानते हैं कि झूठ है

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পনা

অনেক মানুষ বিশ্বাস করে যে কিছু মিথ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனை

இது பொய் என்று பலர் நம்புகிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫాంటసీ

చాలా మంది అది తప్పు అని నమ్ముతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कल्पनारम्य

अनेक लोक असे मानतात की ते खोटे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલ્પના

કંઈક ઘણા લોકો માને છે કે તે ખોટું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿ

ಇದು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಎಂದು ಅನೇಕ ಜನರು ನಂಬುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാൻ്റസി

പലരും വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നത് തെറ്റാണെന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਪਨਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਝੂਠ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصور

بہت سے لوگوں کو یقین ہے کہ یہ غلط ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻想

许多人认为这是错误的

🇯🇵Japanese

幻想

多くの人が信じていることは間違いです

🇰🇷Korean

공상

많은 사람들이 거짓이라고 믿는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo tưởng

điều mà nhiều người tin là sai

🇹🇭Thai

เพ้อฝัน

สิ่งที่หลายคนเชื่อว่าเป็นเท็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

fantasi

sesuatu yang diyakini banyak orang itu salah

🇵🇭Filipino

pantasya

isang bagay na pinaniniwalaan ng maraming tao na hindi totoo

🇲🇾Malay

fantasi

sesuatu yang dipercayai ramai orang itu palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخيال

شيء يعتقده الكثير من الناس أنه خطأ

🇮🇷Persian

فانتزی

چیزی که بسیاری از مردم معتقدند که نادرست است

🇹🇷Turkish

fantezi

birçok insanın yanlış olduğuna inandığı bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

פנטזיה

משהו שאנשים רבים מאמינים שהוא שקרי

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