Meaning & Definition of Fantastic in English

1. Ludicrously odd

• "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"

• "Fantastic halloween costumes"

• "A grotesque reflection in the mirror"

2. 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"

3. Fanciful and unrealistic

• Foolish

• "A fantastic idea of his own importance"

4. Existing in fancy only

• "Fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- nathaniel hawthorne

5. Extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance

• "Gaudi's fantastic architecture"