əs Origin:
1605–15; < Latin fictīcius artificial, equivalent to fict(us) shaped, feigned (see fiction) + -īcius -itious
1605–15; < Latin fictīcius artificial, equivalent to fict(us) shaped, feigned (see fiction) + -īcius -itious
Related forms
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
Can be confused: 1. facetious, factious, factitious, fictional, fictitious ; 2. factitious, fictional, fictitious, fictive.
Synonyms
1. spurious, fake. 2. fictional.
1. spurious, fake. 2. fictional.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not genuine or authentic; assumed; false: to give a fictitious address |
| 2. | of, related to, or characteristic of fiction; created by the imagination |
| fic'titiously | |
| —adv | |
| fic'titiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fictitious
1610s, from M.L. fictitus, a misspelling of L. ficticius "artificial, counterfeit," from fictus, pp. of fingere (see fiction).
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