fictive
[
fik
-tiv]
/ˈfɪk tɪv/
adjective
1.
fictitious; imaginary.
2.
pertaining to the creation of
fiction
:
fictive inventiveness.
Origin
1485-95;
fict(ion)
+
-ive
Related forms
fictively,
adverb
nonfictive,
adjective
nonfictively,
adverb
Can be confused
factitious
,
fictional
,
fictitious
,
fictive
.
Examples from the web for
fictive
Books don't have tools to help readers make up that
fictive
world, and so they do it more with their own minds.
Naturally this is often
fictive
, but that matters little.
Descent-groups, whether real or
fictive
, loom large in the human imagination.
Thus the novel is an intriguing amalgam of meditation,
fictive
autobiography and numerous spy stories.
British Dictionary definitions for
fictive
fictive
/
ˈfɪktɪv
/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or able to create fiction
2.
a rare word for
fictitious
Derived Forms
fictively,
adverb