fictitious
fɪkˈtɪʃəs
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Definition of fictitious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
imaginationinvented or made up, not real
  • The story is about a fictitious island.
fabricated imaginary
2.
deceptivenot genuine or authentic, assumed to deceive
  • He used a fictitious name to hide his identity.
fake false spurious
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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
fabledadj.
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

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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  1. French:fictif, faux, ...
  2. German:fiktiv, ...
  3. Italian:fittizio, falso, ...
  4. Spanish:ficticio, falso, ...
  5. Portuguese:fictício, falso, ...
  6. Chinese:虚构的, 假冒的, ...
  7. Japanese:架空の, 偽の, ...
  8. Arabic:وَهْمِيّ, مُزَيَّف, ...
  9. Hebrew:בָּדוּי, פִּיקְטִיבִי, ...
  10. Russian:вымышленный, ложный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:вигаданий, ...
  12. Hindi:काल्पनिक, झूठा, ...

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