Definition Synonyms
Definition of fictitious - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
imaginationinvented or made up, not real
- The story is about a fictitious island.
2.
deceptivenot genuine or authentic, assumed to deceive
- He used a fictitious name to hide his identity.
Expressions with fictitious
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invented person used in a narrative
The novel's protagonist is a fictitious character based on the author's imagination.
false name used by a person for privacy
The author wrote under a fictitious name.
place existing only in stories or imagination
Hogwarts is a well-known fictitious place.
partly invented or not completely real
The movie is based on a semi-fictitious story.
capital not backed by tangible assets or real value
The stock market bubble was fueled by fictitious capital.
Origin of fictitious
Latin, fictus (to form) + -itious (suffix)
Terms with fictitious included in their meaning
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imagination
fictitious or nonexistent
fiction
fictitious or imaginary, not real
literature
fictitious name used by writers or artists
identity concealment
any fictitious name used to conceal identity
fictitious
known only in fables, not real
physics
fictitious force acting outward on rotating bodies
deception
fictitious history to hide true identity
finance
mortgage loan for a fictitious property
cover identity
fictitious name used for a social role
fictitious
quality of being mythical or imaginary
literature
fictitious character created for writing in another style
humor
fictitious highly infectious disease often humorously mentioned
fictional world
the fictitious world where films are set
stage name
fictitious name used by a writer or performer
pretend identity
assumed or fictitious in character
imaginary illness
hypothetical or fictitious disease resembling smallpox
court
fictitious party in legal proceedings
legal
fictitious name for unknown male in legal documents
Examples of fictitious in a sentence
The company was fined for using fictitious invoices. She created a fictitious story to entertain the children.
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- French:fictif, faux, ...
- German:fiktiv, ...
- Italian:fittizio, falso, ...
- Spanish:ficticio, falso, ...
- Portuguese:fictício, falso, ...
- Chinese:虚构的, 假冒的, ...
- Japanese:架空の, 偽の, ...
- Arabic:وَهْمِيّ, مُزَيَّف, ...
- Hebrew:בָּדוּי, פִּיקְטִיבִי, ...
- Russian:вымышленный, ложный, ...
- Ukrainian:вигаданий, ...
- Hindi:काल्पनिक, झूठा, ...
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