Definitions for fictionˈfɪk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fic•tionˈfɪk ʃən(n.)
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, esp. in prose form.
Category: Literature
works of this class, as novels or short stories.
Category: Literature
something feigned, invented, or imagined, esp. a made-up story.
the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining.
an assumption that a fact exists, regardless of the truth of the matter, so that a legal principle can be applied on the basis of the existing facts.
Category: Law
Origin of fiction:
1375–1425; < L fictiō action of shaping, feigning, fiction, der. of fingere to shape
fic′tion•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
fiction(noun)
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
fabrication, fiction, fable(noun)
a deliberately false or improbable account
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fiction(noun)ˈfɪk ʃən
stories with an imagined plot
novels and other types of fiction; a children's fiction writer
fictionˈfɪk ʃən
an untrue report or account
His story of what happened was pure fiction.
Wiktionary
fiction(Noun)
Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
fiction(Noun)
Invention.
The butleru2019s account of the crime was pure fiction.
Webster Dictionary
Fiction(noun)
the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind
Fiction(noun)
that which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality
Fiction(noun)
fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances
Fiction(noun)
an assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth
Fiction(noun)
any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
FICTION
The Constitutional fiat that "all men are created equal."
Translations for fiction
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fiction(noun)
stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction )
I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.
- fiksie; verhalende lektuurAfrikaans
- قصص خَياليهArabic
- фантастикаBulgarian
- ficçãoPortuguese (BR)
- beletrieCzech
- die DichtungGerman
- skønlitteratur; fiktionDanish
- μυθοπλασία, μυθιστόρημαGreek
- ficciónSpanish
- ilukirjandusEstonian
- هر چیز تخیلیFarsi
- kaunokirjallisuusFinnish
- roman(s)French
- סִיפּוֹרֶתHebrew
- कल्पना, कथाHindi
- fikcijaCroatian
- regény(irodalom)Hungarian
- fiksiIndonesian
- skáldskapurIcelandic
- romanzo, narrativaItalian
- 小説Japanese
- 소설, 픽션Korean
- grožinė literatūraLithuanian
- daiļliteratūra; izdomājumsLatvian
- cerita rekaanMalay
- fictieDutch
- skjønnlitteraturNorwegian
- beletrystykaPolish
- هر چیز تخیلیPersian
- خيالى كيسه، نكل، افسانهPashto
- ficçãoPortuguese
- ficţiune; roman(e)Romanian
- беллетристикаRussian
- beletriaSlovak
- leposlovjeSlovenian
- fikcijaSerbian
- dikt, skönlitteratur, romanerSwedish
- บันเทิงคดีThai
- hayâl ürünü öyküTurkish
- 虛構小說Chinese (Trad.)
- художня літератураUkrainian
- افسانہUrdu
- tiểu thuyết hư cấuVietnamese
- 小说Chinese (Simp.)
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