Inflected forms: pl. phan·tas·ma·go·ri·as also phan·tas·ma·go·ries 1a. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever. b. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements. 2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art.
ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of obsolete French phantasmagorie, art of creating supernatural illusions : perhaps fantasme, illusion (from Old French; see phantasm) + allégorie, allegory, allegorical visual representation (from Old French, allegory, from Latin allgoria; see allegory).
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