Imagination vs. Fantasy

Imaginationnoun

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

Imaginationnoun

Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.

Imaginationnoun

Creativity; resourcefulness.

Imaginationnoun

A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.

Imaginationnoun

The imagine-making power of the mind; the power to create or reproduce ideally an object of sense previously perceived; the power to call up mental imagines.

Imaginationnoun

The representative power; the power to reconstruct or recombine the materials furnished by direct apprehension; the complex faculty usually termed the plastic or creative power; the fancy.

Imaginationnoun

The power to recombine the materials furnished by experience or memory, for the accomplishment of an elevated purpose; the power of conceiving and expressing the ideal.

Imaginationnoun

A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; a conception; a notion.

Imaginationnoun

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses;

Imaginationnoun

the ability to form mental images of things or events;

Imaginationnoun

the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems;

Imaginationnoun

the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses

Imaginationnoun

the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful

Imaginationnoun

the part of the mind that imagines things

Imagination

Imagination is the ability to produce and simulate novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. It is also described as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations of past experiences such as vivid memories with imagined changes, or they can be completely invented and possibly fantastic scenes.

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.