fantast

noun

fan·tast ˈfan-ˌtast

Synonyms of fantast next

: visionary

: a fantastic or eccentric person

: fantasist

Example Sentences

yet another short-lived utopian community that was the brainchild of a naive fantast

Recent Examples on the Web Don't arraign the liars and fantasts who brought on the ruin that is the Iraq war. —

Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Mar. 2013

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin phantasta, borrowed from Greek phantastḗs "ostentatious person, boaster," agent noun derivative corresponding to phantázein "to make visible, present to the eye or mind, (middle voice) place before one's mind, picture to oneself, imagine" — more at fantasy entry 1

Note: Since ca. 1800 the immediate source of this noun is German Phantast, which is either adopted from Greek or formed directly from Phantasie fantasy entry 1 by analogy with other Greek derivatives.

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of fantast was in 1588

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