antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque
(adjective) ludicrously odd; “Hamlet’s assumed antic disposition”; “fantastic Halloween costumes”; “a grotesque reflection in the mirror”
fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
(adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers; “a fantastic trip to the Orient”; “the film was fantastic!”; “a howling success”; “a marvelous collection of rare books”; “had a rattling conversation about politics”; “a tremendous achievement”
fantastic
(adjective) extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; “Gaudi’s fantastic architecture”
fantastic, fantastical
(adjective) existing in fancy only; “fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel”- Nathaniel Hawthorne
fantastic, wild
(adjective) fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; “a fantastic idea of his own importance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fantastic (comparative more fantastic, superlative most fantastic)
Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
• T. Gray
Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
• (based in fantasy rather than reality): fabulous, fantastical
• (extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic): foolish, hare-brained, unrealistic, wild
• (incredibly wonderful): brilliant, fabulous, splendid, super, wonderful
• See also excellent
• (incredibly wonderful): sucktastic
fantastic (plural fantastics)
(archaic) A fanciful or whimsical person.
• anti-facts
Source: Wiktionary
Fan*tas"tic, a. Etym: [F. fantastique, fr. Gr. Fancy.]
1. Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.
2. Having the nature of a phantom; unreal. Shak.
3. Indulging the vagaries of imagination; whimsical; full of absurd fancies; capricious; as, fantastic minds; a fantastic mistress.
4. Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque. There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. T. Gray.
Syn.
– Fanciful; imaginative; ideal; visionary; capricious; chimerical; whimsical; queer. See Fanciful.
Fan*tas"tic, n.
Definition: A person given to fantastic dress, manners, etc.; an eccentric person; a fop. Milton. Our fantastics, who, having a fine watch, take all ocasions to drow it out to be seen. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.