fantasticism

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noun

The quality of being fantastical

Similar
whimsicality
OriginEnglish fantastic ← Middle French fantastique ← Late Latin phantasticus →
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Meanings

nounfantasticism (countable and uncountable, plural fantasticisms)

plural fantasticisms

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being fantastical

    […] not only does the introduction of these imaginary beings permit greater fantasticism of incident , but also infinite fantasticism of treatment[…]

    1843–1860, John Ruskin, Modern Painters, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: whimsicality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being fantastical

Similar
whimsicality

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. Englishfantasticism

From fantastic + -ism.

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APA

fantasticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantasticism

MLA

“fantasticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantasticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fantasticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantasticism.

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