"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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There is nothing contradictory about not being farfetched and yet being a
fantasy. A fantasy can be quite plausible, and yet still be fantasy.


Not in this usage.


far-fetched (färfcht) adj.

Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein: a
far-fetched analogy; a far-fetched excuse.


fan·ta·sy (fnt-s, -z) n. pl. fan·ta·sies

1. The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy. See Synonyms at
imagination.
2. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.
3. A capricious or fantastic idea; a conceit.
4.
a. Fiction characterized by highly fanciful or supernatural elements.
b. An example of such fiction.
5. An imagined event or sequence of mental images, such as a daydream,
usually fulfilling a wish or psychological need.
6. An unrealistic or improbable supposition.
7. Music. See fantasia.
8. A coin issued especially by a questionable authority and not intended
for use as currency.
9. Obsolete. A hallucination.