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fantastic

adj.
A1 Beginner Oxford US //fænˈtæstɪk// UK //fɑːntˈæstɪk// fan·tas·tic Archaic General-service

adj. extremely good, attractive, or enjoyable. You use this to show you are very impressed with something.

adj. extraordinarily good or impressive; of the highest quality. In literary contexts, it can also describe something based on fantasy or imagination rather than reality.


SIMPLE

You did a fantastic job on the presentation.

CONTEXTUAL

The weather was fantastic during our entire vacation, so we spent every day at the beach.

COMPLEX

The architect's design was a fantastic blend of modern glass structures and traditional stone masonry, earning praise from critics and locals alike.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Middle French fantastique, borrowed from Late Latin phantasticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰστῐκός (phăntăstĭkós, “imaginary, fantastic; fictional”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Equivalent to fantasy + -tic. Doublet of fantastique.

Usage

Commonly used as a gradable adjective; it can be modified by intensifiers like 'absolutely' or 'truly'.

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