fictive (redirected from fictiveness)

fic·tive  (fktv)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or able to engage in imaginative invention.

2. Of, relating to, or being fiction; fictional.

3. Not genuine; sham.

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fictive·ly adv.

fictive·ness n.

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fictive [ˈfɪktɪv]

adj

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or able to create fiction

2. a rare word for fictitious

fictively  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fictive - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" assumed, pretended, put on, sham, fictitious, false counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
	2.	fictive - capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent" creative, originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"