fiction (ˈfɪkʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- literary works invented by the imagination, such as novels or short stories
- an invented story or explanation; lie
- the act of inventing a story or explanation
- law something assumed to be true for the sake of convenience, though probably false
Alternative Forms
ˈfictional adjective ˈfictionally adverb ˌfictionˈeer ˈfictionist nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin fictiō a fashioning, hence something imaginary, from fingere to shapeSynonyms
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tale,
story,
novel,
legend,
myth,
romance,
fable,
storytelling,
narration,
creative writing,
work of imagination
=
lie,
fancy,
fantasy,
invention,
improvisation,
fabrication,
concoction,
falsehood,
untruth,
porky,
pork pie,
urban myth,
tall story,
urban legend,
cock and bull story figment of the imagination
Quotations
"'Tis strange - but true; for truth is always strange;Stranger than fiction"
"Truth may be stranger than fiction, but fiction is truer"
"Literature is a luxury. Fiction is a necessity"
Translations
- British English:
fiction
Fiction is stories about imaginary people and events.ˈfɪkʃən NOUN
- Spanish:
ficción
nf
- French:
fiction
nf
- German:
Belletristik
nf
- Chinese: 小说 n
- Arabic: قِصَّةٌ خَيَالِيَّة n
- Portuguese: ficção nf
- Russian: выдумка nf
- Croatian: fikcija nf
- Czech: fikce nf
- Danish: fiktion nutr
- Dutch: verzinsel nnt
- Finnish: kaunokirjallisuus n
- Greek: πεζογραφία nf
- Italian: romanzo nm
- Japanese: フィクション n
- Korean: 소설 n
- Norwegian: fiksjon nm
- Polish: fikcja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: ficção nf
- European Spanish:
ficción
nf
- Swedish: skönlitteratur nutr
- Thai: นวนิยาย n
- Turkish: kurgu n
- Vietnamese: truyện tiểu thuyết n
Usage examples
It would be insulting to dedicate a work of fiction , essentially a work of entertainment, to them.
, Wall Games (1990)Science fiction He adds that complicated self-replicating machines remain a distant prospect.
New Scientist (2004)She speaks to Angela Long about her most recent book,'The World Below ' Sermons are not the stuff of popular fiction.
Irish Times (2002)His dazzling story, The Smoker, was published in the New Yorker's summer fiction special last June.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But Ernest's own life was as remarkable as his fiction; indeed, fact and fiction merge together.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)