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fantasticism

fantasticism noun: the quality of being fantastical.

Noun

fantasticism (countable and uncountable, plural fantasticisms)

  1. The 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 of fantasticism

Forms of fantasticism

pluralfantasticisms

Origin of fantasticism

From fantastic + -ism.

Questions about fantasticism

What does fantasticism mean?
Fantasticism means the quality of being fantastical.
What part of speech is fantasticism?
Fantasticism is a noun.
What is the plural of fantasticism?
The plural of fantasticism is fantasticisms.

Words near fantasticism in the dictionary

  1. fantastications
  2. fantasticise
  3. fantasticised
  4. fantasticises
  5. fantasticising
  6. fantasticism
  7. fantasticisms
  8. fantasticity
  9. fantasticize
  10. fantasticized
  11. fantasticizes

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