German Conversation · Level 66
75 words
German word
Phantasie
Pronunciation
IPA/fantaˈziː/
Meaning
- feminine nounimagination
Example
Kinder haben lebhafte Phantasien.
Children have vivid imaginations.
More examples
Das Design wurde mit viel Phantasie entworfen.
The design was created with a great deal of imagination.
Core concept
An inner screen projects unreal scenes that can be reshaped into new ideas or stories.
Common phrases
Phantasie freien Lauf lassen
let one's imagination run free
mit Phantasie gestalten
create with imagination
in der Phantasie entstehen
arise in the imagination
Similar words
Fantasie: The ability to form, reshape, and combine things in the mind.
Vorstellung: A mental picture or scene formed in the mind.
Kreativität: The ability to develop new methods or forms of expression.
Einbildung: A tendency to believe that something unreal is true.
Definition in German
Phantasie ist die innere Fähigkeit, nicht-reale Vorstellungen zu bilden und sie gedanklich zu variieren.
Word origin
The German noun was borrowed through French fantaisie from Latin phantasia, a word derived from Greek phantasia for appearance or imagination.
Usage tips
- German Phantasie covers ordinary imagination and creative invention, while English fantasy often suggests a genre or an unlikely wish.
Other meanings
- fantasynoun
- illusionnoun
Opposites
- Realismusrealismnoun
- Sachlichkeitobjectivitynoun
Related words
- phantasievollimaginativeadjective
- phantasierenfantasizeverb