FANTASIA


Meaning of FANTASIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fan-ˈtā-zhə, -z(h)ē-ə; ˌfan-tə-ˈzē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, literally, fancy, from Latin phantasia — more at fancy

Date: 1724

1. : a free usually instrumental composition not in strict form

2.

a. : a work (as a poem or play) in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted

b. : something possessing grotesque, bizarre, or unreal qualities

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.