definitions

phantast

[ fan-tast ]
/ ˈfæn tæst /

noun

fantast.

Nearby words

phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantasmagoric, phantasmagory, phantasmal, phantast, phantasy, phantom, phantom circuit, phantom corpuscle, 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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