English Explanatory Dictionary

fictive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
  2. Resulting from imaginative creation: fanciful or invented.
  3. Being feigned, ingenuine or unreal.
noun
  1. A headmate who is in some way a character from a fictional work, whether in inspiration, form, or identity. Originally popularized with soulbonds, and also used for fictional introjects and dissociative identity disorder.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪktɪv/

Word forms

fictive more fictive most fictive fictives

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fictif.

Related words

fictitious

Derived words

fictive kin fictively fictiveness fictivity nonfictive
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