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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfantástico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fanˈtas.ti.ko
"La comida en ese restaurante es fantástica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely good, excellent, or marvellous.
"We had a fantastic time at the concert last night." - 2
Imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality.
"The novel is filled with fantastic creatures and magical realms."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin fantasticus, stemming from the Ancient Greek phantastikos, meaning 'able to be seen' or 'pertaining to imagination'. Over centuries in Middle French and Early Modern English, the term shifted from denoting mere imaginary or chimerical concepts to its contemporary positive sense of extraordinary excellence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fantastic" is said worldwide
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fantastique
Transliteration: fɑ̃.tas.tik
"C'est une idée fantastique !"
fantastisch
Transliteration: fanˈtastɪʃ
"Das Wetter heute ist fantastisch."
fantastico
Transliteration: fanˈta.sti.ko
"Abbiamo fatto un viaggio fantastico."
fantástico
Transliteration: fanˈtas.ti.ko
"La comida en ese restaurante es fantástica."
fantástico
Transliteration: fɐ̃ˈtɐs.ti.ku
"O filme foi fantástico do início ao fim."
शानदार
Transliteration: shaandaar
"यह प्रदर्शन वाकई शानदार था।"
极好的
Transliteration: jí hǎo de
"这是一个极好的消息。"
환상적인
Transliteration: hwansangjeokin
"우리는 환상적인 주말을 보냈습니다."
素晴らしい
Transliteration: subarashii
"彼女の歌声は素晴らしいです。"
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