Fantasy

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Fantasy

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun and adjective

Pronunciation

FAN-tuh-see  /ˈfantəsi/

Definition

The faculty or activity of imagining things that are impossible or improbable. A genre of creative work featuring magical or supernatural elements. An idea with no basis in reality; a daydream or wish.

Plain meaning

The imagination let loose without the limits of reality — and the stories, games, and daydreams that live in that space.

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