fantastico

See also: fantástico and fantasticò

English

Etymology

From Italian fantastico (“fantastic”), from Late Latin phantasticus (“imaginary”). Doublet of fantastic and fantastique.

Adjective

fantastico (comparative more fantastico, superlative most fantastico)

1. (informal, humorous) fantastic

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanˈta.sti.ko/
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Hyphenation: fan‧tà‧sti‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin phantasticus (“imaginary”), from Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós).

Adjective

fantastico (feminine fantastica, masculine plural fantastici, feminine plural fantastiche)

1. fantastic (of or pertaining to fantasy)
2. fabulous, imaginary, imaginative, fantastic
3. (hyperbolic) fantastic, wonderful, great, terrific
4. eccentric, outlandish (of people)
5. (heraldry) a monster having body parts of different animals

Derived terms

• fantasticamente
• fantasticare
• fantasticheria

Related terms

• fantasia

Descendants

• → English: fantastico

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fantastico

1. first-person singular present indicative of fantasticare

Further reading

• fantastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana