fantasy world
noun
Simple meaning
A fictional world in literature, film, etc., involving unreal elements such as magic.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fantuhseewurldSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfæntəsiˈwɝld
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A fictional world in literature, film, etc., involving unreal elements such as magic.
A person's unrealistic individual notions of the real world.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A fictional world in literature, film, etc., involving unreal elements such as magic.
Used this way, fantasy world is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in literature or storytelling contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Literature/storytelling
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