Fictive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

adopted in order to deceive

capable of imaginative creation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪktɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪktɪv/.

Examples

an assumed name
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

put on assumed fictitious false sham pretended

Parts of Speech

adjective	adopted in order to deceive “an assumed name”
adjective	capable of imaginative creation “fictive talent”

Word Forms

falseness	noun	the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
fiction	noun	a deliberately false or improbable account
sham	noun	a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fiktiv

angenommen, um zu täuschen

🇫🇷French

fictif

adopté pour tromper

🇪🇸Spanish

ficticio

adoptado para engañar

🇮🇹Italian

fittizio

adottato per ingannare

🇳🇱Dutch

fictief

aangenomen om te misleiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

fictício

adotado para enganar

🇷🇺Russian

вымышленный

принято, чтобы обмануть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्पित

धोखा देने के लिए अपनाया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

কাল্পনিক

প্রতারণা করার জন্য গৃহীত

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனையானது

ஏமாற்றுவதற்காக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్పితం

మోసం చేయడానికి స్వీకరించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

काल्पनिक

फसवणूक करण्यासाठी दत्तक

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાલ્પનિક

છેતરવા માટે અપનાવ્યું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ

ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാങ്കൽപ്പികം

കബളിപ്പിക്കാൻ വേണ്ടി സ്വീകരിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ

ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਅਪਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرضی

دھوکہ دینے کے لیے اپنایا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚构的

为了欺骗而采用

🇯🇵Japanese

架空の

騙すために採用された

🇰🇷Korean

허구의

속이기 위해 채택된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hư cấu

được chấp nhận để đánh lừa

🇹🇭Thai

นิยาย

นำมาใช้เพื่อหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

fiktif

diadopsi untuk menipu

🇵🇭Filipino

kathang isip

pinagtibay para manlinlang

🇲🇾Malay

rekaan

diterima pakai untuk menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيالي

اعتمد من أجل الخداع

🇮🇷Persian

تخیلی

به منظور فریب پذیرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

hayali

aldatmak için kabul edildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִיקטִיבִי

אומץ כדי להונות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fictive'?

The primary meaning of 'fictive' is 'adopted in order to deceive'.

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Using 'fictive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fictive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fictive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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