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fantast

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One whose manners or ideas are fantastic and fanciful; a dreamer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

someone who predicts the future

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: futurist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visionary, illusionist, seer

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: fantasti — one with fantastic or fanciful ideas
  • Polish: fantasta — one with fantastic or fanciful ideas
  • Polish: fantastka — one with fantastic or fanciful ideas
  • Russian: фанта́ст (fantást) — one with fantastic or fanciful ideas
  • Russian: фанта́стка (fantástka) — one with fantastic or fanciful ideas