English words for 'The action of fantasizing.'
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verb
noun
- That which comes from one's imagination.
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
- A fantastical design.
- (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
- (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
noun
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
verb
noun
- The imagination.
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
verb
- have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
- (intransitive) To daydream.
- experience while sleeping
- (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
- (transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
- (intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).
- (intransitive) To hope, to wish.
noun
- a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
- imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
- a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
- a cherished desire
- someone or something wonderful
- a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
- (countable, figurative) A hope or wish.
- A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
- (countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
adj
noun
- The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- Imitation work.
- Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
- Images in general, or en masse.
- The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
adj
- produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
- being or relating to or like a chimera
- (vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.
- Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.
- Of or pertaining to a chimera.
- (genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
- Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
adj
noun
- A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
- Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
- 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.
- Creativity; resourcefulness.
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
verb
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
- expect, believe, or suppose
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
noun
noun
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing.
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- Imagination; fancy.
- (mathematics, countable) An imaginary number.
- (sociology) The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.
- (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
adj
noun
- The act or process of idealizing.
- The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad
- a portrayal of something as ideal
- something that exists only as an idea
verb
noun
- (generic programming) A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
- Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
- An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
adj
verb
verb
- (idiomatic) To perform a fantasy in reality.
- To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.
- (idiomatic) To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise.
- (transitive) To perform something specific.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, out.
- To express ideas or desires through actions rather than words.
- represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage
- act out; represent or perform as if in a play
verb
prep_phrase
noun
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
verb
noun
- The imagination.
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
noun
- The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- Imitation work.
- Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
- Images in general, or en masse.
- The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
verb
noun
- That which comes from one's imagination.
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
- A fantastical design.
- (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
- (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
noun
- A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
- Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
- 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.
- Creativity; resourcefulness.
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
noun
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing.
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- Imagination; fancy.
- (mathematics, countable) An imaginary number.
- (sociology) The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.
- (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
adj
noun
- The act or process of idealizing.
- The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad
- a portrayal of something as ideal
- something that exists only as an idea
verb
noun
- That which comes from one's imagination.
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
- A fantastical design.
- (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
- (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
verb
- have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
- (intransitive) To daydream.
- experience while sleeping
- (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
- (transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
- (intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).
- (intransitive) To hope, to wish.
noun
- a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
- imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
- a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
- a cherished desire
- someone or something wonderful
- a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
- (countable, figurative) A hope or wish.
- A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
- (countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
- expect, believe, or suppose
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
noun
verb
noun
- (generic programming) A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
- Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
- An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
verb
- (idiomatic) To perform a fantasy in reality.
- To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.
- (idiomatic) To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise.
- (transitive) To perform something specific.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, out.
- To express ideas or desires through actions rather than words.
- represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage
- act out; represent or perform as if in a play
verb
noun
- The imagination.
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
adj
- produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
- being or relating to or like a chimera
- (vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.
- Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.
- Of or pertaining to a chimera.
- (genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
- Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).