Fantasy Fiction Terminology

verb to charm or enchant someone

• The magician used his skills to becharm the audience with his mesmerizing tricks.
• She has a way of becharming everyone she meets with her charming personality.
• That new song really becharms me, I can't stop listening to it.
• The beautiful sunset seemed to becharm the whole world with its breathtaking colors.

verb to charm or captivate someone

• The audience was becharmed by the talented performance of the ballet dancers.
• I was completely becharmed by that cute puppy at the pet store.
• She was becharmed by his smooth talk and charming smile.
• The old bookstore had a certain charm that becharmed all who entered.

verb to fill someone with great delight; to captivate or charm

• The magician used his wand to enchant the audience with his mesmerizing tricks.
• The beautiful garden truly enchants visitors with its colorful flowers and peaceful ambiance.
• I was completely enchanted by that new Netflix series, I binge-watched the whole season in one night!
• Her captivating smile has the power to enchant anyone who crosses her path.

verb to fill with delight or joy; to enrapture

• The beauty of the artwork enravished all who beheld it.
• She was enravished by the breathtaking view from the top of the mountain.
• I was totally enravished by that new song, it's fire!
• The idea of traveling to a distant land enravished her imagination.

verb to make or become ethereal, to make or become extremely delicate or refined

• The artist sought to etherealize his paintings by using light and delicate brush strokes.
• I tried to etherealize my room by adding fairy lights and sheer curtains.
• She totally etherealized her outfit with those sparkly accessories.
• The poet's words had the power to etherealize the mundane into something magical.

noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'figment' and 'imagination' are both nouns.

preposition a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'of' is a preposition.

article an article is a word that is used to modify a noun. In this case, 'the' is an article.

• The idea that unicorns exist is simply a figment of the imagination.
• I think the story about aliens visiting Earth is just a figment of the imagination.
• Dude, that conspiracy theory is totally a figment of the imagination.
• The notion that money grows on trees is just a figment of the imagination.

noun a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.

adjective of very great size or force; gigantic; huge

• The giant corporation dominated the market with its vast resources.
• Wow, that burger is giant! I don't think I can finish it.
• That new phone is totally giant, I need to get one!
• His reputation as a giant in the industry made him a sought-after mentor.

noun In folklore, a sylph is a slender, graceful woman or girl who is believed to live in the air or in the form of a spirit.

• The sylph was said to be a mythical creature that inhabited the air.
• I heard that sylphs are like magical fairies that can fly through the sky.
• That girl is so light and graceful, she's like a sylph.
• Her presence in the room was so ethereal, like a sylph drifting through.

noun a heavy blow or punch

adjective extremely large or powerful

• The boxer delivered a powerful walloping to his opponent in the final round.
• I heard you got a walloping in the game last night.
• That guy got a serious walloping after talking smack to the wrong person.
• The company took a walloping in the stock market after the scandal was revealed.

noun a legendary rock or mineral that is extremely hard or unbreakable

adjective unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion

• The scientist discovered a new adamantine material with unprecedented hardness.
• That adamantine phone case is really tough and durable.
• I need to get my hands on some of that adamantine armor for the game.
• Her adamantine willpower allowed her to overcome any obstacle in her path.

noun a prince or nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England

• The aetheling was next in line for the throne.
• The aetheling is expected to inherit the kingdom.
• The aetheling is basically a royal baby.
• In the world of politics, everyone wants to be the aetheling.

noun a powerful evil spirit or demon in Arabian and Muslim mythology

• According to Arabian folklore, an afrit is a powerful and malevolent spirit.
• I heard a spooky story about an afrit haunting a village in the desert.
• That movie was so scary, it felt like an afrit was going to jump out of the screen!
• The challenges we face at work sometimes feel like battling an afrit.