fantastical

fænˈtæstɪkəl

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Definition of fantastical - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

story magicexisting only in make-believe, unusually playful or strange

The book describes a fantastical city floating above the clouds.

extraordinarystrange and wonderful in appearance or form

The artist's fantastical designs were both bizarre and beautiful..

fantastic

marvelous

wondrous

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Origin of fantastical

Greek, phantastikos (able to imagine)

Terms with fantastical included in their meaning

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imagination

fantasy

forming unreal or fantastical images

in Wonderland

adv.

fantasy

in a fantastical or surreal manner

magical realist

literature art

writer or artist who combines realistic and fantastical elements

phantasy world

imagination

imaginary realm with fantastical elements

surrealist

adj.

imagery

characteristic of dream-like or fantastical imagery

magic carpet ride

fantasy

experience that seems unreal or fantastical

chimeric

adj.

fantasy

imaginary or fantastical in nature

dreamscape

art

surreal or fantastical scene

Examples of fantastical in a sentence

He painted a fantastical landscape where rivers flowed through the sky.
The movie featured fantastical creatures.
His stories are filled with fantastical adventures.

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French:fantastique, fabuleux, ...
German:phantastisch, fantastisch, ...
Italian:fantastico, ...
Spanish:fantástico, extraordinario, ...
Portuguese:fantasioso, ...
Chinese:奇幻的, 异想天开的, ...
Japanese:幻想的な, 奇抜な, ...
Arabic:خَيَالِيّ, عَجِيب, ...
Hebrew:פַּנְטַסְטִי, דִּמְיוֹנִי, ...
Russian:фантастический, ...
Ukrainian:фантастичний, фантастичні, ...
Hindi:कल्पनालोकिक, विलक्षण, ...
Bengali:কল্পনাময়, বিচিত্র, ...
Catalan:fantàstic, extraordinari, ...
Czech:fantastický, výstřední, ...
Danish:fantasifuld, ...
Dutch:fantastisch, bizar, ...
Greek:φανταστικός, φαντασμαγορικός, ...
Hungarian:fantasztikus, mesés, ...
Khmer:អស្ចារ្យបែបស្រមើស្រមៃ, អស្ចារ្យចម្លែក, ...
Korean:환상적인, 기이한, ...
Persian:خیالی, خیال‌انگیز, ...
Polish:fantastyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):fantástico, ...
Romanian:fantastic, ciudat, ...
Swedish:fantasifull, fantastiska, ...
Thai:เหนือจินตนาการ, มหัศจรรย์, ...
Turkish:fantastik, olağanüstü, ...
Vietnamese:kỳ ảo, thần kỳ, ...

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Definition of fantastical - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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