Definitions for FICTION
ˈfɪk ʃənfic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 11 votes

1. fictionnoun

   a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

2. fabrication, fiction, fablenoun

   a deliberately false or improbable account

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. fictionnoun

   Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

2. fictionnoun

   Invention.

   The butler's account of the crime was pure fiction.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fictionnoun

   Etymology: fictio, Latin; fiction, French.

   1. The act of feigning or inventing.

   If the presence of God in the image, by a mere fiction of the mind, be a sufficient ground to worship that image, is not God’s real presence in every creature a far better ground to worship it? Edward Stillingfleet.

   Fiction is of the essence of poetry, as well as of painting: there is a resemblance in one of human bodies, things, and actions, which are not real; and in the other of a true story by a fiction. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   2. The thing feigned or invented.

   If through mine ears pierce any consolations,
   By wise discourse, sweet tunes, or poets fictions;
   If ought I cease these hideous exclamations,
   While that my soul, she, she lives in affliction. Philip Sidney.

   So also was the fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon, taken from the serpent, which tempted Evah. Walter Raleigh.

   3. A falsehood; a lye.

WikipediaRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Fiction

   Fiction generally is a narrative form, in any medium, consisting of people, events, or places that are imaginary—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact. It also commonly refers, more narrowly, to written narratives in prose and often specifically novels. In film, it generally corresponds to narrative film in opposition to documentary.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fiction

   Fiction is a type of literary work that originates from the imagination of the author and is not based on fact or reality. It can include novels, short stories, plays, and other narrative forms. This genre utilizes creative writing and storytelling to craft characters, plots, themes, and settings that may be inspired by real-world elements but are not intended to portray actual events or characters.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Fictionnoun

   the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind

2. Fictionnoun

   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

3. Fictionnoun

   fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances

4. Fictionnoun

   an assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth

5. Fictionnoun

   any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Fiction

   Fiction is the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and theoretical—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical, cinematic, or musical work. Fiction contrasts with non-fiction, which deals exclusively with factual events, descriptions, observations, etc..

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Fiction

   fik′shun, n. a feigned or false story: a falsehood: romance: the novel, story-telling as a branch of literature: a supposition of law that a thing is true, which is either certainly not true, or at least is as probably false as true.—adj. Fic′tional.—n. Fic′tionist, a writer of fiction.—adj. Ficti′tious, imaginary: not real: forged.—adv. Ficti′tiously.—adj. Fic′tive, fictitious, imaginative.—n. Fic′tor, one who makes images of clay, &c. [Fr.,—L. fiction-em—fictus, pa.p. of fingĕre.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. FICTION

   The Constitutional fiat that "all men are created equal."

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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Matched Categories

1. • Falsehood
   • Literary Composition

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FICTION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4544

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FICTION' in Nouns Frequency: #1778

How to pronounce FICTION?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FICTION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FICTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FICTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FICTION in a Sentence

1. Frederick Bastiat:

   The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else.

2. Alex Kurtzman:

   And we could either deliver that to you in a very' eat your vegetables' kind of way, or we could use science fiction as a genre and the prism of Fairday and Justin Falls, both of whom really are the ultimate outsiders, as a way of looking at our planet and a way of looking at who we are now, the Man Who Fell to Earth.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   We need to end the fiction that our domestic and foreign policies are somehow separate and recognize that policies that undermine working families in this country also erode America's strength in the world, in other words, it's time to create a foreign policy that works for all Americans, not just the rich and powerful.

4. Frank Herbert:

   The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it.

5. President Barack Obama:

   I'm happy to talk to them, but the conversation has to be based on facts and truth, and what we're actually proposing, not some ... imaginary fiction in which 'Obama's trying to take away your guns,'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FICTION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fiction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FICTION
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FICTION
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FICTION
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FICTION
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=FICTION