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fic·tive

 (fĭk′tĭv)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or created by imaginative invention.
2. Of, relating to, or being fiction; fictional.
3. Relating to or being a kinshiplike relationship among people who are not related by heredity, marriage, or adoption, often involving the use of kinship terms.
fic′tive·ly adv.
fic′tive·ness n.

fictive

(ˈfɪktɪv)
adj
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or able to create fiction
2. a rare word for fictitious
ˈfictively adv

fic•tive

(ˈfɪk tɪv)

adj.
1. fictitious; imaginary.
2. pertaining to the creation of fiction: fictive inventiveness.
[1485–95]
fic′tive•ly, adv.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"

fictive

adjective
Consisting or suggestive of fiction:
fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, fictional, fictitious, invented, made-up.
Translations
fiktiivinenkuvitteellinen
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