German Conversation · Level 64
76 words
German word
Fantasie
Pronunciation
IPA/fantaˈziː/
Meaning
- feminine nounfantasy
Example
Er lebt in seinen Fantasien.
He lives in his fantasies.
More examples
Seine Fantasie hilft ihm, kreative Lösungen zu finden.
His imagination helps him find creative solutions.
Core concept
An inner scene-maker creates pictures, stories, or possibilities that are separate from the real world.
Common phrases
reine Fantasie
mere fantasy
etwas der Fantasie überlassen
leave something to the imagination
sich in der Fantasie verlieren
lose oneself in fantasy
Similar words
Vorstellung: A mental picture of a person, thing, or scene.
Traum: A vivid event or scene experienced during sleep.
Einfall: A brief idea that suddenly comes to mind.
Kreativität: The ability to produce new ideas or forms of expression.
Definition in German
Fantasie bezeichnet die Vorstellungskraft, mit der man innerlich Bilder, Szenen oder neue Ideen bildet, ohne dass sie real sind.
Word origin
Fantasie comes through Latin phantasia from Greek phantasia, meaning an appearance or image formed in the mind.
Usage tips
- Fantasie is feminine, with the plural Fantasien; its article is die in the singular and die in the plural.
Other meanings
- imaginationnoun
- illusionnoun
- daydreamnoun
Opposites
- Tatsachefactnoun
Related words
- phantasievollimaginativeadjective
- Fantasieweltfantasy worldnoun