[fan.tas.tic] also fan.tas.ti.cal adj [ME fantastic, fantastical, fr. MF & LL; MF fantastique, fr. LL phantasticus, fr. Gk phantastikos producing mental images, fr. phantazein to present to the mind] (14c) 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 ~ dinner" -- fan.tas.ti.cal.i.ty n -- fan.tas.ti.cal.ness n syn 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". syn see in addition imaginary
[2]fantastic n (1598): eccentric
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