fictitious
Syllables: fic·ti·tiousUK/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
fictitious adjective: invented; contrived.
Adjective
fictitious (not comparable)
- Invented; contrived.
- Near-synonyms: fake, fictional
- Here we demonstrate that the explanation for this arises from subtle end-of-packet and wavetrain gradient effects such as microbreaking events and wave-flow decomposition subtleties required to conserve mass and momentum and avoid fictitious external forces.2015, Clifford Chafin, “The Absence of Stokes Drift in Waves”, in arXiv, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024
fictitious meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
fictitious in Hindi
- invented
- मनगढ़ंत managṛhant, कल्पित kalpit
fictitious in Tamil
- இட்டுக்கட்டிய, உண்மையல்லாத, கற்பனையான, பொய்சார்ந்த, போலியான
fictitious in Urdu
- فرضی, خودساختہ
fictitious in Bengali
- কাল্পনিক, অবাস্তব, কৃত্রিম, সাজানো
More languagesFewer languages
- fictitious in Malayalam
- സാങ്കൽപ്പിക sāṅkalppika
- fictitious in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟು, ನೆನಸು, ಸುಳ್ಳು
- fictitious in Arabic
- مُخْتَلَق muḵtalaq
Examples of fictitious in a sentence
- The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact.
- Those who said they were knowledgeable about the fictitious topics were categorized as BSers.
- Randol Meadows allegedly made lewd suggestions on Facebook after personal-messaging a fictitious girl created by Chouteau Police Officer Anna Cox.
Synonyms of fictitious
Forms of fictitious
| alternative form | ficticious |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fictious |
Origin of fictitious
Borrowed from Latin fictīcius.
Words formed from fictitious
Phrases with fictitious
Words that rhyme with fictitious
Questions about fictitious
- What does fictitious mean?
- Fictitious means invented; contrived.
- What is fictitious in Hindi?
- Fictitious in Hindi is मनगढ़ंत (managṛhant), कल्पित (kalpit). See Fictitious meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fictitious?
- Fictitious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fictitious?
- Fictitious is pronounced /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/ (UK).
Words near fictitious in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fictitious (page history and authors); fictitious (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fictitious (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Fictitious (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fictitious (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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