fan·tas·tic
(făn-tăśtĭk)
,
also fan·tas·ti·cal
(-tĭ-kəl)
[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.]
adjective
- Quaint or strange in form, conception, or appearance.
- Unrestrainedly fanciful; extravagant: fantastic hopes.
- Bizarre, as in form or appearance; strange: fantastic attire; fantastic behavior.
- Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal: fantastic ideas about her own superiority.
- Wonderful or superb; remarkable: a fantastic trip to Europe.
noun
- An eccentric person.
derivatives
- fan·taśti·caĺi·ty
- noun
- fan·taśti·cal·ly
- adverb
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.
