different between fantastic vs lovely

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)

1. Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

2. Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
3. 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.

4. 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)

1. (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)

1. fantastic

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?v?l?, IPA^(key): /?l?vli/

Etymology 1

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English lufl?c (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love +? -ly.

Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)

1. Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
   • 1915, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Lieutenant and Others

     His pink coat was lovely
2. Very nice, wonderful.
3. (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
4. (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.

Synonyms

• beautiful
• charming
• lovable
• lovesome
• loving
• See also Thesaurus:beautiful

Derived terms

• lovelily
• loveliness
• unlovely

Related terms

• loverly
• lovingly

Translations

Adverb

lovely (comparative more lovely, superlative most lovely)

1. (informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.

Noun

lovely (plural lovelies)

1. (informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

   Synonyms: pretty, darling

2. Term of fond address.
3. A lovely object.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English lovely, loveli, lofli, lovelike, lovelic (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe +? -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier or more lovely, superlative loveliest or most lovely)

1. (archaic) Worthy of praise.

Anagrams

• volley

Middle English

Adjective

lovely

1. lovely: loving, filled with love

   • Many a lovely loke on them he cast.