fictitious

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective formed or conceived by the imagination
  2. adjective adopted in order to deceive

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fictīcius.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fabricated, fancied, fictional

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