fantasticism

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, volume (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 […]

References

• “fantasticism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.