adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to fantasy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
fantastical
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/fænˈtæstɪkəl/
adj
Meaning 2
Fanciful or whimsical.
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adj
Meaning 3
Fantastic; wonderful; splendid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
Meaning 4
Something that is fantastical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2016, Hugh A. D. Spencer, Why I Hunt Flying Saucers and Other Fantasticals (see title)
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
ludicrously odd
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
- fantastic Halloween costumes
- a grotesque reflection in the mirror
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: antic, fantastic, grotesque
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
existing in fancy only- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fantastic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *pháňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -al English fantastical From fantastic + -al.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 幻想的 (huànxiǎng de) — pertaining to fantasy
- Chinese Mandarin: 奇幻的 (qíhuàn de) — pertaining to fantasy
- Finnish: mielikuvituksellinen — pertaining to fantasy
- Polish: fantasy — pertaining to fantasy
- Polish: fantastyczny — pertaining to fantasy
- Portuguese: fantástico — pertaining to fantasy
- Russian: фантасти́ческий (fantastíčeskij) — pertaining to fantasy
- Ukrainian: фантасти́чний (fantastýčnyj) — pertaining to fantasy
- Finnish: mielikuvitusolento — something that is fantastical