fantastic

Words with a similar base: fantastic, fantastical

'fantastic'

[antic.s.01] as in: ludicrously odd

Examples:
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
fantastic Halloween costumes
a grotesque reflection in the mirror

'fantastic'

[fantastic.s.02] as in: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

Examples:
a fantastic trip to the Orient
the film was fantastic!
a howling success
a marvelous collection of rare books
had a rattling conversation about politics
a tremendous achievement

'fantastic'

[fantastic.s.03] as in: fanciful and unrealistic; foolish

Examples:
a fantastic idea of his own importance

'fantastic'

[fantastic.s.04] as in: existing in fancy only; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Examples:
fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel

'fantastic'

[fantastic.s.05] as in: extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance

Examples:
Gaudi's fantastic architecture

Origins

					fantastic (English)
├── -ic (English)
│   └── -ique (French)
│       └── -icus (Dutch)
└── fantasy (English)
    └── fantasie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── phantasia (Latin)
            └── φαντασία (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── φαντάζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                    └── φαίνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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