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fictitious

[ fik-tish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false:

    fictitious names.

    Synonyms: fake, spurious

  2. of, relating to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination:

    a fictitious hero.

    Synonyms: fictional



fictitious

/ fɪkˈtɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. not genuine or authentic; assumed; false

    to give a fictitious address

  2. of, related to, or characteristic of fiction; created by the imagination


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Derived Forms

  • ficˈtitiousness, noun
  • ficˈtitiously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • fic·titious·ly adverb
  • fic·titious·ness noun
  • half-fic·titious adjective
  • half-fic·titious·ly adverb
  • half-fic·titious·ness noun
  • nonfic·titious adjective
  • nonfic·titious·ly adverb
  • nonfic·titious·ness noun
  • quasi-fic·titious adjective
  • quasi-fic·titious·ly adverb
  • semi·fic·titious adjective
  • unfic·titious adjective
  • unfic·titious·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fictitious1

1605–15; from Latin fictīcius “artificial,” equivalent to fict(us) “shaped, feigned” ( fiction ) + -īcius -itious

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Example Sentences

A twinned, imagined narrative of a fictitious Fidel Castro and a Miami exile intent on assassinating him.

It might seem obvious to say that novels are “fictitious,” but certain ones are composed almost entirely of facts.

“Eventually he appointed me to the fictitious position of ‘legal adviser,’” Levin said.

But all this fictitious boning has real consequences, of the Teen Mom variety.

Even in the Showtime series Weeds, a fictitious tobacco company looked to pot as its future growth industry.

Who wants to peruse fictitious adventures, when railroads and steamboats woo him to adventures of his own?

The quadroon was following them with little quick steps, having assumed a fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion.

He was tall and thin, and wore his coats padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders and chest.

Sometimes fictitious subscriptions are made to induce others to subscribe for stock.

But I am anxious to make three inquiries relative to this really important document and its fictitious preface.

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