English Explanatory Dictionary

figment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
  2. An item which has been crafted.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/ en-us-figment.ogg en-au-figment.ogg

Word forms

figment figments

Etymology

From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”); see fiction, feign, feint.

Related words

feign fiction fictional fictitious

Derived words

figmentation
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