FANTASTIC


Meaning of FANTASTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fæntæstɪk ]

Note: The form 'fantastical' is also used for meaning 3.

1.

If you say that something is fantastic , you are emphasizing that you think it is very good or that you like it a lot. ( INFORMAL )

I have a fantastic social life...

I thought she was fantastic.

= great

ADJ [ emphasis ]

2.

A fantastic amount or quantity is an extremely large one.

...fantastic amounts of money.

ADJ : ADJ n

• fan‧tas‧ti‧cal‧ly

...a fantastically expensive restaurant.

ADV : ADV adj / adv

3.

You describe something as fantastic or fantastical when it seems strange and wonderful or unlikely.

Unlikely and fantastic legends grew up around a great many figures, both real and fictitious...

The book has many fantastical aspects.

ADJ

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.