low fantasy

English

low fantasy (countable and uncountable, plural low fantasies)

(uncountable) A subgenre of fantasy fiction set in the primary or real world as opposed to a secondary or fantasy world.
- 2008, Nikki Gamble, Sally Yates, “Fantasy and Realism”, in Exploring Children's Literature‎^[1], →ISBN, 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.
(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.
(countable) A work in this subgenre.

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

(psychology) Having a poor fantasy life, such as not having imaginary companions nor playing pretend games.
- 2014, Candida Clifford Peterson, “Preschoolers”, in Looking Forward Through the Lifespan‎^[2], →ISBN, 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