fantasticalness

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UK/fanˈtastɪkəlnəs/

noun

The state or condition of being fantastical.

OriginEnglish fantastical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French fantastique →
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Meanings

nounfantasticalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being fantastical.

    Moreover, there is nothing in it worthy the marking but this fantasticalnesse.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fantasticity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Ancient Greekφαντάζω (phantázō)
  6. Ancient Greekφανταστικός (phantastikós)
  7. Late Latinphantasticus
  8. Middle Frenchfantastique
  9. Englishfantastic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishfantastical
  13. Englishfantasticalness

From fantastical + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish mielikuvituksellisuus
  • mielikuvituksellisuusstate or condition of being fantastical
Polish fantastyczność
  • fantastycznośćstate or condition of being fantastical
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APA

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Chicago

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