Fictitious: meaning, definitions and examples
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fictitious
[ fษชkหtษชสษs ]
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.
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:
๐ต๐น fictรญcio
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคพเคฒเฅเคชเคจเคฟเค
๐ฉ๐ช fiktiv
๐ฎ๐ฉ fiktif
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะธะณะฐะดะฐะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ fikcyjny
๐ฏ๐ต ๆถ็ฉบใฎ
๐ซ๐ท fictif
๐ช๐ธ ficticio
๐น๐ท kurgusal
๐ฐ๐ท ํ๊ตฌ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎูุงูู
๐จ๐ฟ fiktivnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ fiktรญvny
๐จ๐ณ ่ๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ fiktiven
๐ฎ๐ธ skรกldaรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะพะนะดะฐะฝ ััาะฐััะปาะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ uydurma
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.