Main Entry: fan·ta·sia

Pronunciation: \fan-ˈtā-zhə, -z(h)ē-ə; ˌfan-tə-ˈzē-ə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian, literally, fancy, from Latin phantasia — more at fancy

Date: 1724

1 : a free usually instrumental composition not in strict form
2 a : a work (as a poem or play) in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted b : something possessing grotesque, bizarre, or unreal qualities