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phantast

[ fan-tast ]
/ ˈfæn tæst /

noun

fantast.

Nearby words

  1. phantasmagoric,
  2. phantasmagorical,
  3. phantasmagory,
  4. phantasmal,
  5. phantasmatic,
  6. phantasy,
  7. phantom,
  8. phantom circuit,
  9. phantom corpuscle,
  10. phantom limb

Definition for phantast (2 of 2)

fantast

or phan·tast

[ fan-tast ]
/ ˈfæn tæst /

noun

a visionary or dreamer.

Origin of fantast

1580–90; < German, variant of Phantast < Greek phantastḗs boaster; modern sense by association with fantastic
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British Dictionary definitions for phantast

fantast

/ (ˈfæntæst) /

noun

a dreamer or visionary

Word Origin for fantast

C16: from German Phantast, from Greek phantastēs boaster; English word influenced in meaning by fantastic
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