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inventive
English
Etymology
From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, inventiff, inventyf, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?v?nt?v/
- Rhymes: -?nt?v
Adjective
inventive (comparative more inventive, superlative most inventive)
- Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- 2013, Chris Bevan, "Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport, 6 November 2013:
- At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did.
- 2013, Chris Bevan, "Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport, 6 November 2013:
- Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
- Purposefully fictive
Derived terms
- inventively
- inventiveness
Translations
French
Adjective
inventive
- feminine singular of inventif
Italian
Adjective
inventive
- feminine plural of inventivo
Noun
inventive f pl
- plural of inventiva
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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
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