Added 9 October 2026
fantasia
/fænˈteɪ.zɪ.ə/ noun
Latin root: phantasia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fantasia at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes.
Origin
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.
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