fictional

ˈfɪkʃənəl

Definition

Definition of fictional - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

literaturerelated to stories or literature

She writes fictional novels about dragons.

fictitious

imaginary

imaginationexisting only in imagination

His fictional world is full of magic.

imaginary

made-up

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Expressions with fictional

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fictional character

imaginary being in a film or game

Yoda is a fictional character in Star Wars.

fictional documentary

film genre mixing fiction and documentary style

The movie was a fictional documentary about a lost civilization.

Origin of fictional

Latin, fictio (a fashioning)

Terms with fictional included in their meaning

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story

narrative

account of real or fictional events

character

fictional role

person in a story or play

novel

literature

long fictional story in prose

adventure story

fiction genre

fictional narrative involving exciting and risky experiences

cartoon character

animation

fictional persona in animated media

fantasy world

literature

fictional world with magic or unreal elements

imaginary friend

child's companion

fictional companion created by a child

made-up

adj.

fictional

invented or not real

Examples of fictional in a sentence

He enjoys creating fictional characters for his stories.
She wrote a fictional story about dragons.
The movie is set in a fictional universe.

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French:fictif, inventé, ...
German:fiktional, fiktiv, ...
Italian:di fantasia, fantastico, ...
Spanish:de ficción, imaginario, ...
Portuguese:ficcional, ...
Chinese:小说的, 虚构的, ...
Japanese:フィクションの, 想像上の, ...
Arabic:خَيَالِيّ, ...
Hebrew:בִּדְיוֹנִי, דִּמְיוֹנִי, ...
Russian:художественный, фантастический, ...
Ukrainian:художній, фантастичний, ...
Hindi:काल्पनिक, कल्पित, ...
Bengali:কাল্পনিক, কল্পনাপ্রসূত, ...
Catalan:de ficció, ...
Czech:beletristický, fiktivní, ...
Danish:skønlitterær, ...
Dutch:fictief, denkbeeldig, ...
Greek:μυθοπλαστικός, επινοημένος, ...
Hungarian:irodalmi, kitalált, ...
Khmer:ប្រឌិត, ស្រមើស្រមៃ, ...
Korean:소설의, 상상의, ...
Persian:داستانی, خیالی, ...
Polish:fikcyjny, zmyślony, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficcional, inventado, ...
Romanian:ficțional, imaginativ, ...
Swedish:skönlitterär, påhittad, ...
Thai:แนวเรื่องแต่ง, ที่แต่งขึ้น, ...
Turkish:kurgusal, düşsel, ...
Vietnamese:hư cấu, tưởng tượng, ...

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