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fic·ti·tious
/
fɪkˈtɪʃ
əs
/
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[
fik-
tish
-
uh
s
]
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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;
<
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.
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World English Dictionary
fictitious
(fɪkˈtɪʃəs)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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