fictive

adjective

fic·tive ˈfik-tiv

Synonyms of fictive next

: not genuine : feigned

: of, relating to, or capable of imaginative creation

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fiction : fictional

fictively adverb

fictiveness noun

Examples of fictive in a Sentence

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Events remain piercingly actual and threatening in their effects on real people, while also being duplicated in a fictive system that shows and spoofs them at the same time. —

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Tidy narratives of progress—always somewhat fictive, useful to journalists and publicists more than to consumers and artists—started to degrade. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024 So being connected, even this fictive version of reading the New York Times every day, that was part of that. —

Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 Set at the outbreak of World War I, this fictive tale of invading German forces wreaking havoc in the Belgian countryside depicts just one arena for violence in a conflict that would drag on for another four years. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fictive

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin fictīvus "imaginative, imaginary," from Latin fictus, past participle of fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be" + -īvus -ive — more at feign

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of fictive was in 1612

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