Fictitious Definition

fĭk-tĭshəs
adjective
Of or like fiction; imaginary.
Webster's New World
Concocted or fabricated, especially in order to deceive or mislead; make up.
A fictitious name; fictitious transactions.
American Heritage
Of or relating to the characters, settings, or plots that are created for a work of fiction.
A book in which fictitious characters interact with historical figures.
American Heritage
Not real; pretended; false.
Fictitious joy.
Webster's New World
Assumed for disguise or deception.
A fictitious name.
Webster's New World

Origin of Fictitious

  • From Latin fictīcius from fictus past participle of fingere to form fiction

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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