fantasque
French, adjective/fɑ̃.task/
fantasque is spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,322nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fantasque is a French adjective meaning “capricious, unpredictable (character)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui suit librement et joyeusement sa fantaisie, original, imaginatif, non-conformiste”.
What does fantasque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
capricious, unpredictable (character)
- 2
whimsical, fanciful (story etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui suit librement et joyeusement sa fantaisie, original, imaginatif, non-conformiste. 2. Qui est capricieux, sujet à des fantaisies, à des sautes d’humeur, imprévisible. 3. Extravagant, insolite, étrange, qui suscite une impression de cocasserie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fantasque
- fantasques plural
- phantasque alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fantasque?
- /fɑ̃.task/
- \fɑ̃.task\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fantasque in French?
fantasque appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).