fantasy
/ˈfæntəsi/noun
उच्चारण फ़ैन्टसी
कल्पना, ख़याली दुनिया, मनगढ़ंत बात
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a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen; the act of imagining such things
कल्पना, ख़याली दुनिया, मनगढ़ंत बात
- He lives in a fantasy world where he is a film star.
- Winning without studying is pure fantasy.
- His fantasy was to play for India in a World Cup final.
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- She escaped into fantasy whenever life became difficult.
- Living in a big house by the sea was just a fantasy for him.
Synonyms daydream illusion imagination
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[U]
a type of story or film set in an imaginary world with magic
(साहित्य, फ़िल्म की) काल्पनिक विधा
- She reads a lot of fantasy.
- My nephew loves fantasy and has read every wizard story in the library.
- The fantasy novel is set in a land of dragons and kings.
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- Radhika enjoys fantasy films with magic and talking animals.
- Many readers grow up on fantasy and adventure stories.
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fantasy (countable and uncountable)
A fantasy is one imagined situation; fantasy is the quality or world of imagination in general.
'A fantasy' एक कल्पित स्थिति है; 'fantasy' सामान्य रूप से कल्पना की दुनिया या उसका गुण है।
- Becoming a millionaire overnight is a fantasy.
- The child lives in a world of fantasy.
fantasy about / of + noun / -ing
Use 'about' or 'of' for the thing imagined, followed by a noun or gerund.
जिस बात की कल्पना हो, उसके लिए 'about' या 'of' आता है, उसके बाद noun या gerund।
- He has a fantasy of becoming a cricket star.
fantasy + noun (genre)
A fantasy novel or film is set in an imaginary world with magic. Fantasy fiction is a genre.
Fantasy novel या film किसी काल्पनिक संसार में, जादू के साथ रची जाती है। Fantasy fiction एक विधा (genre) है।
- Radhika loves fantasy novels about dragons.
pure / sheer fantasy; in your fantasies
Used to say that something is not real or possible.
यह बताने के लिए कि कोई चीज़ वास्तविक या संभव नहीं है।
- His plan to cross the sea in a paper boat is pure fantasy.
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adjective + fantasy
wildchildhoodromanticharmlessprivatepure
- She kept a harmless fantasy of owning a bookshop.
verb + fantasy
live outindulge inhave aescape intocreate a
- Many readers escape into fantasy after a stressful day.
fantasy + noun
worldnovelfilmgamecharacterland
- The fantasy world of the story has talking birds.
noun + fantasy
science fantasydark fantasyescapist fantasyheroic fantasywish-fulfilment fantasy
- Science fantasy mixes technology with magic.
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- He dreamed of a fantasy in which he was a king.
वह एक ऐसी कल्पना में खोया था जिसमें वह राजा था।
- The school play was a fantasy about a flying elephant.
स्कूल का नाटक उड़ने वाले हाथी की एक कल्पना-कथा थी।
- Passing the exam without study is just a fantasy.
बिना पढ़ाई के परीक्षा पास करना केवल एक दिवास्वप्न है।
- Children's books are often full of fantasy.
बच्चों की पुस्तकें प्रायः कल्पना से भरी होती हैं।
- Fantasy and reality are very different things.
कल्पना और वास्तविकता दो बहुत अलग चीज़ें हैं।
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✗ The story was so fantasy that nobody believed it.
✓ The story was so fantastic that nobody believed it.
Fantasy is a noun. The adjective meaning unbelievable is fantastic.
'Fantasy' संज्ञा है; 'अविश्वसनीय' के अर्थ में adjective 'fantastic' चाहिए।
✗ I enjoy reading fantasies stories.
✓ I enjoy reading fantasy stories.
A noun used before another noun stays singular.
जब कोई संज्ञा दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले विशेषण की तरह आती है, तब वह singular रहती है।
✗ Her fantasy for becoming a pilot never came true.
✓ Her fantasy of becoming a pilot never came true.
Use 'of' (or 'about') after fantasy, not 'for'.
'Fantasy' के बाद 'of' (या 'about') आता है, 'for' नहीं।
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