fantast
/'fæntæst/ Cách viết khác : (phantast) /'fæntæst/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who predicts the future; a visionary or prophet: A "fantast" is someone who foretells or anticipates future events, often based on imagination or intuition rather than conventional methods.
- A person with fantastic ideas or imaginations; a dreamer: A "fantast" can also refer to someone who indulges in fanciful, extravagant, or unrealistic ideas and visions.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The ancient text was written by a fantast who claimed to see visions of tomorrow.
- He was dismissed as a mere fantast, but some of his wild predictions surprisingly came true.
- Don't be such a fantast; you need to ground your plans in reality.
Advanced Usage
- "A political fantast": A person who proposes or believes in highly idealistic, impractical, or utopian political schemes.
- The revolutionary was considered a political fantast by the establishment.
Variants and Related Words
- Fantastic (adj): Extraordinarily good, attractive, or imaginative; based on fantasy.
- She told a fantastic story about her adventures.
- Fantasy (n): The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things.
- The novel is a work of pure fantasy.
Synonyms
- Visionary: A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.
- Dreamer: A person who dreams or is idealistic and impractical.
- Prophet: A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God; a person who predicts the future.
- Seer: A person who is supposed to be able, through supernatural insight, to see what the future holds.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
- "A fantast's dream": Refers to an idea or plan that is wildly imaginative and completely impractical.
- Building a city on Mars is currently a fantast's dream.
Noun
- someone who predicts the future