noun
fiction
FIK-shuhn/ˈfɪkʃn/
An account created through imagination rather than established fact.
This book of fiction brings an imaginary ship and castle to life.
Etymology
Fingere originally described shaping or kneading material such as clay, then devising things in the mind. Fiction carries that mental shaping into literature built around imagined events and characters.
In context
readers delve into morally complex characters dark romance or controversial topics within a safe fictional context many assert that consuming such stories is about catharsis and understanding not about endorsement fiction becomes a tool
More examples
- She prefers science fiction to stories about everyday life.
- His excuse about a broken phone is pure fiction.
- They maintain the fiction that everyone agrees with the plan.
Forms
fiction · fictions
fictional adjective — Describing people or events invented for stories.
fictitious adjective — Invented or imagined rather than genuinely existing.
Similar words
- story
- May describe real events as well as imagined ones.
- fabrication
- Usually suggests an invented account meant to deceive others.