fantasticism

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English

Etymology

From fantastic +‎ -ism.

Noun

fantasticism (countable and uncountable, plural fantasticisms)

  1. The quality of being fantastical
    Synonym: whimsicality
    • 1843–1860, John Ruskin, Modern Painters, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Smith, Elder and Co., , →OCLC:
      [] not only does the introduction of these imaginary beings permit greater fantasticism of incident , but also infinite fantasticism of treatment []

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