flight of fancy

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flight of fancy

noun flights of fancy

idiomatic An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc., which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative. And, whereas the mind of Man, when he gives the Spur and Bridle to his Thoughts, doth never ſtop, but naturally ſallies out into both extreams of High and Low, of Good and Evil, his first Flight of Fancy commonly tranſports Him to Idea's of what is moſt Perfect, finiſhed, and exalted; [...]
Similar: daydream, reverie

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Español	ilusión, fantasía, castillos en el aire

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@misc{flight_of_fancy_2026,
  title = {flight of fancy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flight%20of%20fancy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}