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fantasize
English
Alternative forms
- fantasise (British)
- phantasise?(British, dated)
- phantasize?(dated)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????????? (phantasiázomai, “to be presented to the mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fænt??sa?z/
Verb
fantasize (third-person singular simple present fantasizes, present participle fantasizing, simple past and past participle fantasized)
- (intransitive) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
- I fantasized about my ideal date.
- (transitive) To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
- 1995 March 22, "Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies", The Arizona Republic
- Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.
- 1995 March 22, "Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies", The Arizona Republic
Translations
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fantastic
English
Alternative forms
- fantastick, phantastick (obsolete)
- phantastic
- phantastique (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French fantastique, from Late Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (phantastikós, “imaginary, fantastic; fictional”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to shine”). Doublet of fantastique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fæn?tæst?k/
- Rhymes: -æst?k
Adjective
fantastic (comparative more fantastic, superlative most fantastic)
- Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
- Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
- Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
- T. Gray
- There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, / That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high.
- T. Gray
- Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
Synonyms
- (based in fantasy rather than reality): fabulous, fantastical
- (extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic): foolish, hare-brained, unrealistic, wild
- (incredibly wonderful): brilliant, fabulous, splendid, super, wonderful
- See also Thesaurus:excellent
Antonyms
- (incredibly wonderful): sucktastic
Derived terms
- fantastical
- fantastically
Related terms
- fantasy
- fantasise, fantasize
Translations
Noun
fantastic (plural fantastics)
- (archaic) A fanciful or whimsical person.
Anagrams
- anti-facts
Romanian
Etymology
From French fantastique, from Latin phantasticus.
Adjective
fantastic m or n (feminine singular fantastic?, masculine plural fantastici, feminine and neuter plural fantastice)
- fantastic
Declension
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