fictionary
/ˈfɪkʃən(ə)ɹi/US/ˈfɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/
fictionary adjective: fictional.
Adjective
fictionary (not comparable)
- Fictional.
- I used to spend my mornings in the large, deserted drawing-room, whose charm was not yet broken, inditing ardent letters, into which my whole soul undisguised, was breathed to an imaginary friend; or writing some fragmentary sketches of the life of some fictionary favourite of fortune, in whose...1853, Mary Anna Needell, Ada Gresham, page 53
- Lastly, there were not a few scholars who, discarding the idea that myths were purely fictionary, and admitting a basis of reality, yet found that basis not in historical occurrence but in natural phenomena.1869, The Cornhill Magazine, Volume XIX: January to June, 1869, page 37
Noun
fictionary (countable and uncountable, plural fictionaries)
- A parlor game in which participants invent definitions for an unfamiliar word found in a dictionary, and as one person reads them out, the others try to guess which one is the correct definition.
- I generally hate playing games, but recently I was introduced to one that I think is actually fun: fictionary.2001, Susannah Seton, 365 Simple Pleasures, page 14
- One of our favorites is Fictionary, which we play on holidays or during storms.2007, David Elkind, The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally, page 190
- A dictionary with contrived entries.
- Daffynitions appear in fictionaries, not dictionaries, and they add hidden dimensions to the words they describe.1980, Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, The Joy of Lex: How to Have Fun with 860,341,500 Words, New York: Morrow, →ISBN, page 269
- From anemoia to zagreb: how ‘fictionaries’ are liberating the word [title]2019 May 27, Eley Williams, “From anemoia to zagreb: how ‘fictionaries’ are liberating the word”, in The Guardian
Examples of fictionary in a sentence
- Showing a lady into a library in which were alcoves, the books being arranged by subjects, he said, "Now, Miss Mary, I will show you the concave^([sic]) of fictionary novels."'1907, Kemp Plummer Battle, History of the University of North Carolina: From its beginning to the death of President Swain, 1789-1868...
- Turns out, it's reminiscent of the game of Fictionary that was the hit of a recent Thanksgiving at my home (see below).2010, Wanda Urbanska, The Heart of Simple Living: 7 Paths to a Better Life, page 223:
Forms of fictionary
| plural | fictionaries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Fictionary |
Origin of fictionary
From fiction + -ary.
Blend of fiction + dictionary.
Words that rhyme with fictionary
Questions about fictionary
- What does fictionary mean?
- Fictionary means fictional.
- How do you use fictionary in a sentence?
- Showing a lady into a library in which were alcoves, the books being arranged by subjects, he said, "Now, Miss Mary, I will show you the concave^([sic]) of fictionary novels."'
- What part of speech is fictionary?
- Fictionary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fictionary?
- Fictionary is pronounced /ˈfɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ (US).
Words near fictionary in the dictionary
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