fictional
pronunciation
How to pronounce fictional in British English: UK [ˈfɪkʃənl]
How to pronounce fictional in American English: US [ ˈfɪkʃənl]
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- Adjective:
- related to or involving literary fiction
- formed or conceived by the imagination
Word Origin
- fictional (adj.)
- "pertaining to fiction," 1833, from fiction + -al (1). Earlier fictitious also was used in this sense (1773).
Antonym
Example
- 1. It was a purely fictional address emphasis on was .
- 2. But this a fictional dilemma .
- 3. What do these fictional worlds have to do with our reality ?
- 4. The pair sent fictional applications to over 2500 real-life vacancies .
- 5. Do you know anyone either real or fictional who has had a similar experience ?