Fiction

Word FICTION
Character 7
Hyphenation fic tion
Pronunciations /ˈfɪk.ʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Fiction"

What do we mean by fiction?

The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact. noun

Works in this category. noun

A work within this category. noun

Narrative, explanatory material, or belief that is not true or has been imagined or fabricated. noun

A narrative, explanation, or belief that may seem true but is false or fabricated. noun

A verbal contrivance that is in some sense inaccurate but that accomplishes a purpose, as in the treatment of husband and wife as one person or a corporation as an entity. noun

The act of making or fashioning. noun

The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; a false deduction or conclusion: as, to be misled by a mere fiction of the brain. noun

That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; a feigned story; an account which is a product of mere imagination; a false statement. noun

In literature: A prose work (not dramatic) of the imagination in narrative form; a story; a novel. noun

Collectively, literature consisting of imaginative narration; story-telling. noun

In a wide sense, not now current, any literary product of the imagination, whether in prose or verse, or in a narrative or dramatic form, or such works collectively. noun

In law, the intentional assuming as a fact of what is not such (the truth of the matter not being considered), for the purpose of administering justice without contravening settled rules or making apparent exceptions; a legal device for reforming or extending the application of the law without appearing to alter the law itself. noun

Synonyms Fabrication, figment, fable, untruth, falsehood. noun

The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining. 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. noun

Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances. noun

An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth. noun

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

A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).

A legal fiction.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fiction

The word "fiction" in example sentences

Humans are also preoccupied by fantasy & fiction of all types, even especially? knowing that it is *fiction*, we do not have to hypothesize a platonic realm to explain that... ❋ Unknown (2009)

BUT, where it gets distracting for me — and IMO bad for commercial fiction — is where the *commercial* aspect outweighs the *fiction* aspect. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The story is fiction or fact -- if _fiction_, why has it not been nailed to the wall? ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

Media tie-in fiction is like any other kind of fiction - it has good books and bad ones. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Not being portrayed realistically in fiction is not assault. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chronicling the rise and fall of trends in fiction is not necessarily a trivial activity, but inDickstein's case the single-mindedmanner in which he pursues the task does threaten to makecriticisman intellectual version of fashion journalism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, the term "fiction" is confusing to people in our truth-challenged age. ❋ Dan Chaon (2012)

It could be argued that "unity" of consciousness in fiction is actually a false representation of actual human consciousness, which is likely much more disunifed than we want to think. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At its worst, sex in fiction is like a bad sculpture of a deity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the key to pulling off a “trick” in fiction is the same as it is in stage magic: to offer a false but reasonable explanation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The offhandedness, that slightly dismissive tone, the idea that food in fiction is a trend that will pass, pained me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Exploiting a beloved historical icon in fiction is risky business, but Chevalier dives in with gusto. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It can be very inhibiting for an author if he or she knows that what happens in fiction is going to be taken so seriously. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How and if the Holocaust should be handled in fiction is the crux of the novel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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