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flights of fancy

flights of fancy is the plural of flight of fancy.

Meaning of flight of fancy

Noun

flight of fancy (plural flights of fancy)

  1. (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; [...]1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section VIII”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, page 154
    Synonyms:
    daydream, reverie

Questions about flights of fancy

What is flights of fancy the plural of?
Flights of fancy is the plural of flight of fancy.

Words near flights of fancy in the dictionary

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  8. flightseer
  9. flightseers
  10. flightshot
  11. flightsome

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