Fantasy vs. Dream

Fantasynoun

That which comes from one's imagination.

Fantasynoun

(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.

Fantasynoun

A fantastical design.

Fantasynoun

(slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

Fantasyverb

To fantasize (about).

Fantasyverb

(obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

Fantasyverb

(transitive) To imagine; to conceive mentally.

Fantasynoun

Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.

Fantasynoun

Fantastic designs.

Fantasyverb

To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.

Fantasynoun

imagination unrestricted by reality;

Fantasynoun

fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it;

Fantasynoun

something many people believe that is false;

Fantasynoun

the faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things

Fantasynoun

a fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person often dwells and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes

Fantasynoun

an idea with no basis in reality

Fantasynoun

a genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world.

Fantasynoun

denoting a competition or league in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a real sports league and score points according to the actual performance of their players

Fantasynoun

a fantasia.

Fantasyverb

imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama.

Dreamnoun

Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

Dreamnoun

A hope or wish.

Dreamnoun

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To daydream.

Dreamverb

(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).

Dreamadjective

ideal; perfect

Dreamnoun

The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

Dreamnoun

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; - in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.

Dreamverb

To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; - often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.

Dreamverb

To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.

Dreamverb

To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; - often followed by an objective clause.

Dreamnoun

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep;

Dreamnoun

a cherished desire;

Dreamnoun

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake;

Dreamnoun

a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe);

Dreamnoun

a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality;

Dreamnoun

someone of something wonderful;

Dreamverb

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Dreamverb

experience while sleeping;

Dreamnoun

a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

Dreamnoun

a state of mind in which someone is or seems to be unaware of their immediate surroundings

Dreamnoun

a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal

Dreamnoun

an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy

Dreamnoun

a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect

Dreamverb

experience dreams during sleep

Dreamverb

see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream

Dreamverb

indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired

Dreamverb

waste one's time in a lazy, unproductive way

Dreamverb

contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case

Dream

A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and function of dreams are not fully understood, although they have been a topic of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history.