fantastic

One entry found for fantastic.

Main Entry: ¹fan·tas·tic
Pronunciation: fan-'tas-tik, f&n-
Variant(s): also fan·tas·ti·cal /-ti-k&l/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English fantastic, fantastical, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French fantastique, from Late Latin phantasticus, from Greek phantastikos producing mental images, from phantazein to present to the mind -- more at FANCY
1 a : based on fantasy : not real b : conceived or seemingly conceived by unrestrained fancy c : so extreme as to challenge belief : UNBELIEVABLE; broadly : exceedingly large or great
2 : marked by extravagant fantasy or extreme individuality : ECCENTRIC
3 fantastic : EXCELLENT, SUPERLATIVE <a fantastic meal>
- fan·tas·ti·cal·i·ty /(")fan-"tas-t&-'ka-l&-tE, f&n-/ noun
- fan·tas·ti·cal·ness /-'tas-t&-k&l-n&s/ noun
synonyms FANTASTIC, BIZARRE, GROTESQUE mean conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth or reality. FANTASTIC may connote unrestrained extravagance in conception or merely ingenuity of decorative invention <dreamed up fantastic rumors to spread>. BIZARRE applies to the sensationally queer or strange and implies violence of contrast or incongruity of combination <a bizarre medieval castle built in the heart of a modern city>. GROTESQUE may apply to what is conventionally ugly but artistically effective or it may connote ludicrous awkwardness or incongruity often with sinister or tragic overtones <grotesque statues adorn the cathedral> <though grief-stricken, she made a grotesque attempt at a smile>. synonym see in addition IMAGINARY