First Known Use: 1588
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fantast
noun fan·tast \ˈfan-ˌtast\
Definition of FANTAST
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: a fantastic or eccentric person
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Origin of FANTAST
German, from Medieval Latin fantasta, probably back-formation from Late Latin phantasticus
Related to FANTAST
- Synonyms
- Don Quixote, dreamer, idealist, idealizer, ideologue (also idealogue), romantic, romanticist, utopian, visionary
- Antonyms
- hardnose, pragmatist, realist
Rhymes with FANTAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
Medical Dictionary
fantast
noun fan·tast \ˈfan-ˌtast\
Medical Definition of FANTAST
: one who indulges in fantasies and daydreaming
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