figment
pronunciation
How to pronounce figment in British English:
UK [ˈfɪɡmənt]
How to pronounce figment in American English:
US [ˈfɪɡmənt]
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- Noun:
- a contrived or fantastic idea
Word Origin
- figment (n.)
- early 15c., "something invented or imagined, a myth or fable; deceitful practice; false doctrine," from Latin figmentum "something formed or fashioned, creation," related to figura "shape" (see figure (n.)). Related: Figmental; figmentary.
Example
- 1. I am just a figment of your imagination .
- 2. It had all been a figment ofmy imagination .
- 3. Those ubiquitous smartphones are not a figment of your imagination .
- 4. And not simply a figment of the imagination .
- 5. The definition also includes a notional root bus that exists only as a figment of our imagination .