Antonyms for fantasying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fan-tuh-see, -zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæn tə si, -zi


Definition of fantasying

Origin :
  • early 14c., "illusory appearance," from Old French fantaisie (14c.) "vision, imagination," from Latin phantasia, from Greek phantasia "appearance, image, perception, imagination," from phantazesthai "picture to oneself," from phantos "visible," from phainesthai "appear," in late Greek "to imagine, have visions," related to phaos, phos "light," phainein "to show, to bring to light" (see phantasm). Sense of "whimsical notion, illusion" is pre-1400, followed by that of "imagination," which is first attested 1530s. Sense of "day-dream based on desires" is from 1926.
  • As in imagine : verb dream up, conceive
Example sentences :
  • Not much more to him than speaking with a will; than fantasying on the flute in an animated strain.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. X. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle

Synonyms for fantasying

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