fantastico

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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
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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
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