Associations to the word «Phantasy»

Wiktionary

PHANTASY, noun. Dated form of fantasy.
PHANTASY, noun. (psychology) The innate mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.

Dictionary definition

PHANTASY, noun. Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy".
PHANTASY, noun. Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies".
PHANTASY, noun. Imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky