Fantastical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

existing in fancy only; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

ludicrously odd

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fæntˈæstɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fantˈastɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fantˈastɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /fæntˈæstɪkəl/.

Examples

fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
fantastic Halloween costumes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grotesque antic fantastic

Parts of Speech

adjective	existing in fancy only; - Nathaniel Hawthorne “fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel”
adjective	ludicrously odd “Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”

Word Forms

fantasy	noun	imagination unrestricted by reality
antic	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
grotesqueness	noun	ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fantastisch

nur in der Fantasie existierend; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇫🇷French

fantastique

n'existant que dans l'imagination ; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇪🇸Spanish

fantástico

existiendo sólo en la fantasía; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇮🇹Italian

fantastico

esistente solo nella fantasia; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇳🇱Dutch

fantastisch

alleen bestaand in de fantasie; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantástico

existindo apenas na fantasia; -Natanael Hawthorne

🇷🇺Russian

фантастический

существующий только в воображении; - Натаниэль Хоторн

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलक्षण

केवल कल्पना में विद्यमान; - नथानिएल हॉथोर्न

🇧🇩Bengali

চমত্কার

শুধুমাত্র অভিনব বিদ্যমান; - নাথানিয়েল হথর্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

அற்புதமான

ஆடம்பரமாக மட்டுமே இருக்கும்; - நதானியேல் ஹாவ்தோர்ன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అద్భుతమైన

ఫాన్సీలో మాత్రమే ఉనికిలో ఉంది; - నథానియల్ హౌథ్రోన్

🇮🇳Marathi

विलक्षण

फक्त फॅन्सी मध्ये विद्यमान; - नॅथॅनियल हॉथॉर्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચિત્ર

માત્ર ફેન્સીમાં અસ્તિત્વમાં છે; - નાથાનીએલ હોથોર્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ಭುತ

ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ; - ನಥಾನಿಯಲ್ ಹಾಥಾರ್ನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിശയകരമായ

ഫാൻസിയിൽ മാത്രം നിലവിലുള്ളത്; - നഥാനിയൽ ഹത്തോൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਸਿਰਫ ਫੈਂਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੌਜੂਦ; - ਨਥਾਨਿਏਲ ਹਾਥੋਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاجواب

صرف فینسی میں موجود؛ - ناتھینیل ہاؤتھورن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奇幻的

只存在于幻想之中； ——纳撒尼尔·霍桑

🇯🇵Japanese

幻想的な

空想の中にしか存在しない。 - ナサニエル・ホーソーン

🇰🇷Korean

환상적인

상상 속에만 존재하는 것; - 너다니엘 호손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tưởng tượng

chỉ tồn tại trong tưởng tượng; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇹🇭Thai

น่าอัศจรรย์

มีอยู่แต่ในจินตนาการเท่านั้น - นาธาเนียล ฮอว์ธอร์น

🇮🇩Indonesian

fantastis

hanya ada dalam khayalan saja; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kapani-paniwala

umiiral sa magarbong lamang; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇲🇾Malay

fantastik

wujud dalam bentuk mewah sahaja; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيالي

موجودة في الهوى فقط؛ - ناثانيال هوثورن

🇮🇷Persian

فوق العاده

فقط در حالت فانتزی موجود است. - ناتانیل هاثورن

🇹🇷Turkish

fantastik

yalnızca hayalde var olan; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇮🇱Hebrew

פנטסטי

קיים במהודרים בלבד; - נתנאל הות'ורן

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