fantaisie

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French fantaisie, fantasie (imagination), from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), of φαντάζεσθαι (phantázesthai), from φαντός (phantós, visible), from φαίνεσθαι (phaínesthai, appear). Doublet of fantasy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fantaisie f (plural fantaisies)

  1. fantasy (something fanciful)
  2. fantasy (something created by the imagination)
  3. idea, desire, feeling
  4. imagination
  5. (music) fantasia

Descendants

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  • Persian: فانتزی (fântezi)
  • Romanian: fantezie
  • Turkish: fantezi
  • Vietnamese: phăng-tê-di

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