Fictitious: meaning, definitions and examples

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fictitious

 

[ fษชkหˆtษชสƒษ™s ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

invented

Not real or true, being imaginary or invented rather than actual.

Synonyms

false, fictional, imaginary, made-up

Examples of usage

  • He gave a fictitious name to the police officer.
  • The story was based on a fictitious character.
  • She provided fictitious details in her application.
Context #2 | Adjective

pretend

Imaginary or not real, used to describe something that is made to appear real in order to deceive.

Synonyms

false, feigned, pretend, unreal

Examples of usage

  • The company created a fictitious advertisement to attract customers.
  • The scam involved the use of fictitious documents.
  • He was accused of providing fictitious data in his research.

Translations

Translations of the word "fictitious" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น fictรญcio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคพเคฒเฅเคชเคจเคฟเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช fiktiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ fiktif

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะณะฐะดะฐะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ fikcyjny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆžถ็ฉบใฎ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท fictif

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ficticio

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kurgusal

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ—ˆ๊ตฌ์˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฎูŠุงู„ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fiktivnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ fiktรญvny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่™šๆž„็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ fiktiven

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skรกldaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะพะนะดะฐะฝ ัˆั‹า“ะฐั€ั‹ะปา“ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ uydurma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ficticio

Etymology

The word 'fictitious' originated from the Latin word 'ficticius', meaning 'artificial' or 'feigned'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 17th century. The concept of fiction and imagination has been an integral part of human culture, leading to the development and use of words like 'fictitious' to describe things that are not real or true.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #10,594, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.