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fic⋅ti⋅tious

[fik-tish-uhs]
–adjective
1. created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination: a fictitious hero.

Origin:
1605–15; < L fictīcius artificial, equiv. to fict(us) shaped, feigned (see fiction ) + -īcius -itious


fic⋅ti⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
fic⋅ti⋅tious⋅ness, noun


1. spurious, fake. 2. fictional.
fic·ti·tious   (fĭk-tĭsh'əs)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by fiction; imaginary.
    1. Accepted or assumed for the sake of convention: a fictitious belief.
    2. Adopted or assumed in order to deceive: a fictitious name.
  2. Not genuinely believed or felt; sham: greeted me with a fictitious enthusiasm.

[From Latin fictīcius, from fictus, past participle of fingere, to form; see fiction.]
fic·ti'tious·ly adv., fic·ti'tious·ness n.

Fictitious

Fic*ti"tious\, a. [L. fictitius. See Fiction.] Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.

The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. --Pope. -- Fic*ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fic*ti"tious*ness, n.
Language Translation for : Fictitious
Spanish: ficticio,
German: erfunden,
Japanese: 偽の

Main Entry: fic·ti·tious
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a legal fiction
2 : FALSEfic·ti·tious·ly adverbfic·ti·tious·ness noun
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