n. & v. (also phantasy)
--n. (pl. -ies)
1. the faculty of inventing images, esp. extravagant or visionary ones.
2 a fanciful mental image; a day-dream.
3 a whimsical speculation.
4 a fantastic invention or composition; a fantasia.
--v.tr. (-ies, -ied) imagine in a visionary manner.
Etymology: ME f. OF fantasie f. L phantasia appearance f. Gk (as FANTAST)