See also: fantástico and fantasticò

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

fantastico (comparative more fantastico, superlative most fantastico)

  1. (informal, humorous) fantastic

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Adjective edit

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 edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • English: fantastico

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

fantastico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fantasticare

Further reading edit

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