phantasy

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈfæntəsi/ UK /ˈfæntəsi/ See IPA manual

Homophones

fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/

Meanings

1

noun
imagination or a product of it; fantasy (archaic spelling)

The poem dwelt in a realm of pure phantasy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · imagination or a product of... fantasy imagination fancy reverie daydream vision illusion

Opposites

reality actuality

Word family

Derived forms phantasize

Related forms fantasy phantasm phantom phantasmagoria

Etymology

From Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek phantasia ('appearance, imagination'), from phantazein ('to make visible'), from phainein ('to show'); a Hellenizing spelling variant of fantasy.

phantasia Latin phainein Ancient Greek *bʰeh2- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary

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# phantasy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfæntəsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfæntəsi/

## Meanings
1. imagination or a product of it; fantasy (archaic spelling)

## Examples
- The poem dwelt in a realm of pure phantasy.

## Synonyms
- fantasy
- imagination
- fancy
- reverie
- daydream
- vision
- illusion

## Antonyms
- reality
- actuality

## Derived Forms
- phantasize

## Related Forms
- fantasy
- phantasm
- phantom
- phantasmagoria

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: phantasia
- Root: phainein
- Root: *bʰeh2-

## Etymology
From Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek phantasia ('appearance, imagination'), from phantazein ('to make visible'), from phainein ('to show'); a Hellenizing spelling variant of fantasy.

## AI Etymology
Phantasy comes from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek phantasia ('appearance, imagination'), from phantazein ('to make visible'), from phainein ('to show'); a Hellenizing spelling variant of fantasy. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek phantasia, Ancient Greek phainein, and Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh2-. As a noun, phantasy means imagination or a product of it; fantasy (archaic spelling). The same family is visible in derived forms such as phantasize and related forms such as fantasy, phantasm, phantom, and phantasmagoria.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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