fantasia
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fantasia¹
- /fænˈteɪ.zɪ.ə/ UK
- /-ˈtɑː-/ UK
- /fænˈteɪ.ʒə/ UK
- /ˌfæn.təˈziː.ə/ UK
- /fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/ US
- /fænˈteɪ.ʒə/ US
Rhymes with -eɪzɪə, -eɪʒə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian fantasia (“imagination, fancy, fantasy; improvisational song”), from Latin phantasia (“fancy, fantasy; imagination”), borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ (phăntăsĭ́ā, “appearance; presentation; pageantry; perception; image”), see that entry for further details.
Doublet of fancy, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy.
noun fantasias · phantasia
- A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces. The Fantasia, by Mr. [Pio] Cianchettini, is upon [Gioachino] Rossini's air "Tu che accendi," so often made the theme of piano forte lessons. […] Mr. Cianchettini's imagination is very vivid and full, and we know of nothing more florid or requiring lighter and more delicate touching than this Fantasi
- Any work which is unstructured or comprises other works of different genres or styles. It is, however, a ceremony of immense antiquity, and the chief civil festival of the year among the Arabs, who love nothing more dearly than a "phantasia" of this sort.
- A traditional festival of the inhabitants of the Maghreb (in northwest Africa) featuring exhibitions of horsemanship. As for the wonderful feats of horsemanship one hears of or sees among the Arabs, they are due to sharp spurs like razors, and to bits strong enough to break an animal's jaw. […] The favourite feat at their fantasias or fêtes of suddenly pulling up their horses short while at a hand-gallop, ruins the
Fantasia²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Fantasia.
proper noun Fantasias
- A surname from Italian.
Fantasia³
Where it comes from
Presumably borrowed from Italian fantasia (“imagination, fancy, fantasy”).
verb Fantasias · Fantasiaing · Fantasia'd
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To modify a player character's appearance via a Fantasia potion.
I have Fantasiaed 3 other times. Two times I became an Elezen. First change, I went male Miqo’te. I enjoyed it, but returned to female Miqo’te. The second time, I went Male Elezen.
Similar: Fanta
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noun form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics
| 中文 | 暢想曲 /畅想曲 chàngxiǎngqǔ, 幻想曲 huànxiǎngqǔ |
|---|---|
| Français | fantaisie |
| Deutsch | Fantasia, Fantaisie, Fantasie |
| Italiano | fantasia |
| Ελληνικά | φαντασία fantasía |
| Русский | фанта́зия fantázija |
| Tiếng Việt | phăng-tê-di, phăng-te-di, phăng |
noun work which is unstructured or comprises other works of different genres or styles
| Tiếng Việt | phăng-tê-di, phăng-te-di, phăng |
|---|
noun traditional festival of the inhabitants of the Maghreb
| العربية | فَانْتَازِيَا fāntāziyā, خِيَالَة ḵiyāla |
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