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Fantastical vs Fictional - What's the difference?

fantastical | fictional |

As adjectives the difference between fantastical and fictional

is that fantastical is of or pertaining to fantasy while fictional is invented, as opposed to real.

fantastical

English

Alternative forms

* phantastical (dated) * phantasticall (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to fantasy.
  • fanciful or whimsical
  • fantastic

    • fictional

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia fictional) (en adjective)
  • Invented, as opposed to real.
    • Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters.
    The janitor's account of the crime turned out to be entirely fictional .

    Related terms

    * fictive * fictitious * fictitional