fan·tas·tic (f n-ts t k) also fan·tas·ti·cal (-t-k l)adj. 1. Quaint or strange in form, conception, or appearance. 2. a. Unrestrainedly fanciful; extravagant: fantastic hopes. b. Bizarre, as in form or appearance; strange: fantastic attire; fantastic behavior. c. Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal: fantastic ideas about her own superiority. 3. Wonderful or superb; remarkable: a fantastic trip to Europe. n. An eccentric person. [Middle English fantastik, imagined, from Old French fantastique, from Late Latin phantasticus, imaginary, from Greek phantastikos, able to create mental images, from phantazesthai, to appear; see fantasy.] fan·tas  ti·cali·ty (-t-kl-t ) n.fan·tas ti·cal·ly adv.Synonyms: fantastic, bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic These adjectives apply to what is very strange or strikingly unusual. Fantastic describes what seems to have slight relation to the real world because of its strangeness or extravagance: fantastic imaginary beasts such as the unicorn. Bizarre stresses oddness that is heightened by striking contrasts and incongruities and that shocks or fascinates: a bizarre art nouveau façade. Grotesque refers principally to deformity and distortion that approach the point of caricature or even absurdity: statues of grotesque creatures. Fanciful applies to what is strongly influenced by imagination, caprice, or whimsy: a fanciful pattern. Something exotic is unusual and intriguing: painted landscapes in exotic colors. |
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk]
adj also fantastical
1. strange, weird, or fanciful in appearance, conception, etc.
2. created in the mind; illusory
3. extravagantly fanciful; unrealistic fantastic plans
4. incredible or preposterous; absurd a fantastic verdict
5. Informal very large or extreme; great a fantastic fortune he suffered fantastic pain
6. Informal very good; excellent
7. of, given to, or characterized by fantasy
8. not constant; capricious; fitful given to fantastic moods
n
Archaic a person who dresses or behaves eccentrically
[C14 fantastik imaginary, via Late Latin from Greek phantastikos capable of imagining, from phantazein to make visible]
fantasticality , fantasticalness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  fantastic - ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" |
| 2. |  fantastic - extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" | |
| 3. | fantastic - fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" | |
| 4. | fantastic - existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" | |
| 5. | fantastic - extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; "Gaudi's fantastic architecture" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" |
fantastic Informal
adjective
1. wonderful, great, excellent, very good, mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), smashing (informal), superb, tremendous (informal), magnificent, marvellous, terrific (informal), sensational (informal), mega (slang), awesome (slang), dope (slang), world-class, first-rate, def (slang), brill (informal), out of this world (informal), boffo (slang), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), jim-dandy (slang), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) I have a fantastic social life.
wonderful common, poor, normal, ordinary, typical, everyday
wonderful common, poor, normal, ordinary, typical, everyday
2. (Informal) enormous, great, huge, vast, severe, extreme, overwhelming, tremendous, immense, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang) fantastic amounts of money
3. strange, bizarre, weird, exotic, peculiar, imaginative, queer, grotesque, quaint, unreal, fanciful, outlandish, whimsical, freakish, chimerical, phantasmagorical outlandish and fantastic images
4. implausible, unlikely, incredible, absurd, irrational, preposterous, capricious, cock-and-bull (informal), cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.), mad He had cooked up some fantastic story about how the ring had come into his possession.
Translations
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] ADJ
1. (= fabulous, terrific) [person, achievement, opportunity, news] → fantástico, estupendo, regio(LAm) , macanudo(S. Cone) , chévere(Col, Ven)
it's fantastic to see you again! → ¡qué alegría verte de nuevo!
you look fantastic! (= healthy) → ¡qué buen aspecto tienes!; (= attractive) → ¡qué guapo estás!
it's fantastic to see you again! → ¡qué alegría verte de nuevo!
you look fantastic! (= healthy) → ¡qué buen aspecto tienes!; (= attractive) → ¡qué guapo estás!
2. (= huge) [amount, profit, speed] → increíble
3. (= exotic) [creature, world] → fantástico; [shapes, images] → extraño
4. (= improbable) [story, idea] → fantástico
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] fantastical [fænˈtæstɪkəl] adj (= unbelievable, unlikely) [story, legend] → invraisemblable
(= wonderful) → formidable
(= very large) [sum, amount] → fabuleux/euse
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] fantastical [fænˈtæstɪkəl] adj (= unbelievable, unlikely) [story, legend] → invraisemblable
fantastic
interj (inf) → fantastisch!, toll! (inf); you’re pregnant? fantastic! → du bist schwanger? (das ist ja) toll! (inf)
adj
(inf: = wonderful) → fantastisch, toll (inf); it was a fantastic success → es war ein Riesenerfolg; to look fantastic → fantastisch or fabelhaft aussehen; to sound fantastic → sich fantastisch anhören
(inf: = terrific, huge) range, profit → fantastisch; a fantastic amount of, fantastic amounts of → unwahrscheinlich or wahnsinnig viel (inf); at a fantastic speed → unwahrscheinlich or wahnsinnig schnell (inf)
(= fantastical, exotic) creature → fantastisch, phantastisch; fantastic world → Fabelwelt f ? trip VT c
(= unbelievable, improbable) story → unwahrscheinlich; truth → unglaublich; fantastic though that may seem → so unglaublich das auch scheinen mag; it all seems a bit too fantastic to me → es kommt mir alles etwas zu unglaublich vor
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj (gen) → fantastico/a; (idea) → assurdo/a
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj (gen) → fantastico/a; (idea) → assurdo/a
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj (gen) → fantastico/a; (idea) → assurdo/a
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