fictive

An adjective meaning 'relating to fiction' or 'invented', now largely replaced by 'fictional' or 'fictitious'.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das 'zum Erdichteten gehörend' oder 'erfunden' bedeutet; es wird heute weitgehend durch 'fiktiv' oder 'fiktional' ersetzt.

1. Fabricated to deceive B2 formal

   Inventions or stories that are deliberately created to mislead someone.

   • The witness gave a fictive account of the events to avoid responsibility.
   • He presented fictive credentials during the interview.
   • The company's fictive documents were used to hide financial losses.
   • She created a fictive background for her character in the spy novel.

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   Synonyme: boguscounterfeitdeceptivefabricatedfalsefeignedmade-upmendaciousphonyspurious

   Antonyme: factualgenuinehonestrealtruthful

2. Imaginatively creative B2 formal

   Having the ability to conceive and construct imaginary worlds or objects.

   • The artist's fictive mind produced surreal landscapes no one had ever seen.
   • Children often develop fictive companions to help them explore emotions.
   • His fictive approach to problem-solving led to innovative designs.
   • The author's fictive storytelling wove together reality and fantasy beautifully.

   🇩🇪Schöpferisch einfallsreich

   Synonyme: creativefancifulimaginativeinventiveoriginalvisionary

• more fictive comparative form
• most fictive superlative form