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# fictitious

adjective (fictitious)

«fictitious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Invented or made up; not real or true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#m1)
2. Used as a false name or detail to trick people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons it describes made-up characters and places in stories. In safety and law it describes fake names or false details used to cheat. Phrases: fictitious character, fictitious name, entirely fictitious.

### Examples

- Sherlock Holmes is a fictitious detective. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#x1)
- The story takes place in a fictitious town by the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#x2)
- The thief gave a fictitious name to the police. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#x3)
- All the characters in this book are fictitious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#x4)
- The scammer used a fictitious address. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#x5)
- Her excuse about the dog eating her homework was fictitious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/#x6)

### Note

Related: fiction (stories that are made up), fictional (in a story). «Fictional» usually means part of a story; «fictitious» often hints at a lie. Spelling: -titious, with two i's after the first t.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fictitious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fictitious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fictitious.html) on Mova free.