fantastique
/fæntæsˈtɪk/
fantastique noun: a genre of literature and film that is characterized by the intrusion of the supernatural into the realistic framework of a story.
Noun
fantastique (uncountable)
- A genre of literature and film that is characterized by the intrusion of the supernatural into the realistic framework of a story.
- And certainly the film's free-floating fantasy and the blatant transparency of its narrative--its capacity to be seen for the artifice that it is--are a lot closer to fantastique than they are to the more logically circumscribed forms of fancy celebrated in this country.1988 January 29, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Invitation to the Trance”, in Chicago Reader
Adjective
fantastique (comparative more fantastique, superlative most fantastique)
- Belonging or relating to this genre.
Forms of fantastique
| comparative | more fantastique |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fantastique |
Origin of fantastique
Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique. Doublet of fantastic.
Questions about fantastique
- What does fantastique mean?
- Fantastique means a genre of literature and film that is characterized by the intrusion of the supernatural into the realistic framework of a story.
- What part of speech is fantastique?
- Fantastique can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fantastique?
- Fantastique is pronounced /fæntæsˈtɪk/.
Words near fantastique in the dictionary
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