English-Thai Dictionary
fiction
N บันเทิงคดี นวนิยาย เรื่องเล่า เรื่อง โกหก fable story fairy tale ban-toeng-ka-de
fictionalize
VT ทำให้ เป็น นวนิยาย fantasize idealize tam-hai-pen-na-wa-ni-yai
fictionist
N นัก แต่ง นวนิยาย novelist nak-taeng-na-wa-ni-yai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FICTION
n.[L. fictio, from fingo, to feign. ] 1. The act of feigning, inventing or imagining; as, by the mere fiction of the mind.
2. That which is feigned, invented or imagined. The story is a fiction.
So also was the fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon, taken from the serpent which tempted Eve.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FICTION
Fic "tion, n. Etym: [F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign. ]
1. The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality. The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. Sir W. Raleigh. When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it. Macaulay.
3. Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances. The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators. Dict. of Education.
4. (Law )
Defn: An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth. Wharton.
5. Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue.
Syn. -- Fabrication; invention; fable; falsehood. -- Fiction, Fabrication. Fiction is opposed to what is real; fabrication to what is true. Fiction is designed commonly to amuse, and sometimes to instruct; a fabrication is always intended to mislead and deceive. In the novels of Sir Walter Scott we have fiction of the highest order. The poems of Ossian, so called, were chiefly fabrications by Macpherson.
FICTIONAL
FICTIONAL Fic "tion *al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic. "Fictional rather than historical. " Latham.
FICTIONIST
FICTIONIST Fic "tion *ist, n.
Defn: A writer of fiction. [R.] Lamb.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fiction
fic tion |ˈfikSHən ˈfɪkʃən | ▶noun literature in the form of prose, esp. short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. • invention or fabrication as opposed to fact: he dismissed the allegation as absolute fiction. • [ in sing. ] a belief or statement that is false, but that is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so: the notion of that country being a democracy is a polite fiction. DERIVATIVES fic tion ist |-nist |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘invented statement ’): via Old French from Latin fictio (n- ), from fingere ‘form, contrive. ’ Compare with feign and figment .
fictional
fic tion al |ˈfikSHənl ˈfɪkʃənl | ▶adjective of or relating to fiction; invented for the purposes of fiction: fictional texts | a fictional character. DERIVATIVES fic tion al i ty |ˌfikSHəˈnalətē |noun, fic tion al i za tion |ˌfikSHənl -iˈzāSHən |noun, fic tion al ize |-nəˌlīz |verb, fic tion al ly adverb
Oxford Dictionary
fiction
fic |tion |ˈfɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people. 2 something that is invented or untrue: they were supposed to be keeping up the fiction that they were happily married. • a belief or statement which is false, but is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so: the notion of the country being a democracy is a polite fiction. DERIVATIVES fictionist noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘invented statement ’): via Old French from Latin fictio (n- ), from fingere ‘form, contrive ’. Compare with feign and figment .
fictional
fic |tion ¦al |ˈfɪkʃənl | ▶adjective relating to or occurring in fiction; invented for the purposes of fiction: fictional texts | a fictional character. DERIVATIVES fictionality |-ˈnalɪti |noun, fictionalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, fictionalize (also fictionalise ) verb, fictionally adverb
American Oxford Thesaurus
fiction
fiction noun 1 the popularity of South American fiction: novels, stories, (creative ) writing, (prose ) literature; informal lit. 2 the president dismissed the allegation as absolute fiction: fabrication, invention, lies, fibs, untruth, falsehood, fantasy, nonsense. ANTONYMS fact. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD fiction, deception, fable, fabrication, falsehood, figment If a young child tells you there is a dinosaur under his bed, you might assume that his story is a fiction, but it is probably a figment. A fiction is a story that is invented either to entertain or to deceive (her excuse was ingenious, but it was pure fiction ), while figment suggests the operation of fancy or imagination (a figment of his imagination ). If a child hides his sandwich under the sofa cushions and tells you that a dinosaur ate it, this would be a fabrication, which is a story that is intended to deceive. Unlike a figment, which is mostly imagined, a fabrication is a false but thoughtfully constructed story in which some truth is often interwoven (the city's safety record was a fabrication designed to lure tourists downtown ). A falsehood is basically a lie —a statement or story that one knows to be false but tells with intent to deceive (a deliberate falsehood about where the money had come from ). A deception, on the other hand, is an act that deceives but not always intentionally (a foolish deception designed to prevent her parents from worrying ). A fable is a fictitious story that deals with events or situations that are clearly fantastic, impossible, or incredible. It often gives animals or inanimate objects the power to speak and conveys a lesson of practical wisdom, as in Aesop's Fables. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
fictional
fictional adjective fictional characters: fictitious, fictive, invented, imaginary, made up, make-believe, unreal, fabricated, mythical. ANTONYMS real.
Oxford Thesaurus
fiction
fiction noun 1 the traditions of British fiction: novels, stories, creative writing, imaginative writing, works of the imagination, prose literature, narration, story telling; romance, fable. ANTONYMS non-fiction. 2 the president dismissed the allegation as absolute fiction: fabrication, invention, lies, fibs, concoction, untruth, falsehood, fantasy, fancy, illusion, sham, nonsense; vulgar slang bullshit; Austral. /NZ vulgar slang bulldust. ANTONYMS fact; truth.
fictional
fictional adjective a fictional character: fictitious, invented, imaginary, imagined, made up, make-believe, unreal, fabricated, concocted, devised, mythical, storybook, the product of someone's imagination. ANTONYMS real; actual.
French Dictionary
fiction
fiction n. f. nom féminin Création de l ’imagination. : Ce scénario est une fiction, il ne décrit pas la réalité. LOCUTION Science-fiction. Fiction fondée sur les conséquences des progrès scientifiques de l ’humanité. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom fission, division d ’un noyau d ’atome.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fiction
fic tion /fɪ́kʃ (ə )n /〖feign (…を装う )と同源 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖集合的に 〗(架空の )小説 , 物語, フィクション (↔non-fiction )▸ crime fiction 犯罪小説 (!「3編の作品 」はthree works [pieces ] of fiction ; ╳three fictionsとしない ) ▸ Truth [Fact ] is stranger than fiction .｟ことわざ ｠事実は小説より奇なり 2 U 作り話 , 作り事 , (現実にはあり得ない )理想論 (↔fact ) (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ separate fact from fiction 事実と虚構を区別する ▸ a polite fiction 社交辞令 3 C 〘法 〙擬制 ▸ It is a legal fiction that a corporation is a person .法人が人であるというのは法的擬制である
fictional
fic tion al /fɪ́kʃ (ə )n (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗架空の, 虚構の 〈人物など 〉.
fictionalize
f í c tion al ì ze 動詞 他動詞 〈実際の出来事 〉を (多少脚色して )物語にする .f ì c tion al i z á tion 名詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary