fantastic

/fænˈtæs.tɪk/
adjective

Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

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Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

    “"I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"”

  2. Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

    “He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

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.

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FANTASTIC at a glance

FANTASTIC has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,947 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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