English Online Dictionary. What means fantastic? What does fantastic mean?
English
Alternative forms
- fantastick, phantastick (obsolete)
- phantastic
- phantastique (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French fantastique, borrowed from Late Latin phantasticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰστῐκός (phăntăstĭkós, “imaginary, fantastic; fictional”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Equivalent to fantasy + -tic. Doublet of fantastique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fænˈtæstɪk/
- Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
fantastic (comparative more fantastic, superlative most fantastic)
- Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
- Synonyms: brilliant, fabulous, splendid, super, wonderful; see also Thesaurus:excellent
- Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
- Synonyms: fantastical, fabulous
- (archaic) Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
- Synonyms: fantastical, unrealistic, wild
- (archaic) Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
Derived terms
Related terms
- fantasy
- fantasise, fantasize
Translations
Noun
fantastic (plural fantastics)
- (archaic) A fanciful or whimsical person.
Anagrams
- anti-facts
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fantastique, from Latin phantasticus.
Adjective
fantastic m or n (feminine singular fantastică, masculine plural fantastici, feminine and neuter plural fantastice)
- fantastic