different between improbable vs fantastic
improbable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French improbable, from im- +? probable.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?p??b?bl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??b?bl?/
- Hyphenation: im?prob?a?ble
Adjective
improbable (comparative more improbable, superlative most improbable)
- Not likely to be true.
- Not likely to happen.
Antonyms
- probable
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- impossible
Catalan
Adjective
improbable (masculine and feminine plural improbables)
- improbable, unlikely
- Antonym: probable
Derived terms
- improbablement
Related terms
- improbabilitat
Further reading
- “improbable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “improbable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “improbable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “improbable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From im- +? probable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.babl/
Adjective
improbable (plural improbables)
- unlikely, improbable (not likely)
- Synonym: peu probable
Further reading
- “improbable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- improbábel
Adjective
improbable m or f (plural improbables)
- improbable (not likely to happen)
- Antonym: probable
Derived terms
- improbabilidade
Further reading
- “improbable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish
Adjective
improbable (plural improbables)
- improbable, unlikely
- Antonym: probable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “improbable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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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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