Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fantastical

/fænˈtæstɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
fan-tas-ti-cal
IPA
/fænˈtæstɪkəl/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to fantasy.

noun

Something that is fantastical.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -al English fantastical From fantastic + -al.

Inflected Forms

more fantastical (comparative) most fantastical (superlative) phantastical (alternative, archaic) phantasticall (alternative, obsolete) fantasticals (plural)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce fantastical?
The recorded pronunciation is /fænˈtæstɪkəl/.
What does fantastical mean?
Of or pertaining to fantasy.
Where does fantastical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -al English fantastical From fantastic + -al.

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