空想 — meaning in English

English meaning

• daydream noun A pleasant chain of thoughts or fantasies that drift through your mind while you're awake, disconnected from what's actually happening around you.
• fantasy noun An imagined scenario, especially a pleasant or unrealistic one.
• imagination noun The mental ability to form new ideas, images, or concepts not currently perceived by the senses.
• vision noun The ability to see; eyesight.

Senses

空想 is used for these senses in English:

• fantasy That which comes from one's imagination.
• vision (countable, by extension) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.

daydream — full definition

1. noun A pleasant chain of thoughts or fantasies that drift through your mind while you're awake, disconnected from what's actually happening around you.
2. verb To let your mind wander into pleasant fantasies instead of paying attention to what's in front of you.

fantasy — full definition

1. noun An imagined scenario, especially a pleasant or unrealistic one.
2. noun A genre of fiction featuring magic, imaginary worlds, and supernatural creatures.
3. verb To imagine something, usually something desired.

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