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fantastical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /fænˈtæstɪkəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -al English fantastical From fantastic + -al.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to fantasy.
  2. Fanciful or whimsical.
  3. (rare) Fantastic; wonderful; splendid.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
phantastical alternative, archaic lexicographic
phantasticall alternative, obsolete lexicographic
most fantastical Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fantastical Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

fantasticality · fantastically · unfantastical · fantasticalness

Translations (8)

cmn 幻想的 (pertaining to fantasy) · ru фантасти́ческий (pertaining to fantasy) · cmn 奇幻的 (pertaining to fantasy) · pl fantastyczny (pertaining to fantasy) · pt fantástico (pertaining to fantasy) · fi mielikuvituksellinen (pertaining to fantasy) · pl fantasy (pertaining to fantasy) · uk фантасти́чний (pertaining to fantasy)

fantastical en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fænˈtæstɪkəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -al English fantastical From fantastic + -al.

Meanings

  1. Something that is fantastical.
    • On New Year's day our borough witnessed a parade of the fantasticals — the immediate body guard of the lately elected redoubtable Col. Sheffler. 1991, Charles E. Welch, Oh! Dem Golden Slippers: The Story of the Philadelphia Mummers, page 29:
    • A Family of Fantasticals 2024, Cort Lane, Monster and Me 6: The Secret Beneath the Palace, page 19:
    • (see title) 2016, Hugh A. D. Spencer, Why I Hunt Flying Saucers and Other Fantasticals:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
phantastical alternative, archaic lexicographic
fantasticals Number=Plur lexicographic
phantasticall alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Translations (3)

fi mielikuvitusolento (something that is fantastical) · cmn 幻想事物 (something that is fantastical) · cmn 奇幻的東西 /奇幻的东西 (something that is fantastical)