fantastic

Definition

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

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.

Example Sentences

• ""I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!""
• "He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins."
• "His fantastic post-college plans had all collapsed within a year of graduation."

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