English

Adjective

low fantasy ‎(comparative more low fantasy, superlative most low fantasy)

1. (psychology) Having a poor fantasy life, such as not having imaginary companions nor playing pretend games.
   • 2014, Peterson, Candida Clifford, “Preschoolers”, in Looking Forward Through the Lifespan, ISBN 9781442556942, page 237:

     Jerome Singer (1973) divided a group of children aged six to nine years into high-fantasy and low-fantasy groups on the basis of their frequency of playing pretend games as contrasted with other kinds of play

Noun

low fantasy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural low fantasies)

1. (uncountable) A subgenre of fantasy fiction set in the primary or real world as opposed to a secondary or fantasy world.
   • 2008, “Fantasy and Realism”, in Exploring Children's Literature, ISBN 9781446242759, page 120:

     Fantasy fiction has been categorized and described in different ways. One classification divides fantasy into two major types:¶ low fantasy, which takes place in the primary world (our world);¶ high fantasy, which takes place in alternative worlds.

2. (uncountable) A subgenre of fantasy fiction that focuses on more grounded and realistic fantasy with more focus on the daily lives and practical goals of the characters.
3. (countable) A work in this subgenre.

Antonyms

• high fantasy