low fantasy

plural low fantasies

1. uncountableA subgenre of fantasy fiction set in the primary or real world as opposed to a secondary or fantasy world.

   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.

   2008, Nikki Gamble, Sally Yates, “Fantasy and Realism”, in Exploring Children's Literature, →ISBN, page 120

2. uncountableA 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. countableA work in this subgenre.

comparative more low fantasy · superlative most low fantasy

1. human sciencesHaving a poor fantasy life, such as not having imaginary companions nor playing pretend games.

   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

   2014, Candida Clifford Peterson, “Preschoolers”, in Looking Forward Through the Lifespan, →ISBN, page 237