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fiction

UK
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
US
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/

Translations

fictionnoun
fictions
pl
fictionSens général en littérature ; terme courant et neutre.
She prefers reading fiction to non-fiction.
Elle préfère lire de la fiction plutôt que de la non-fiction.
fictionRécit inventé, opposé au réel ou au factuel.
The rumor about him moving to another country was pure fiction.
La rumeur selon laquelle il déménageait dans un autre pays était de la pure fiction.
fictionŒuvre littéraire imaginaire ; emploi courant en critique et en édition.
Her latest fiction won several literary awards.
Sa dernière fiction a remporté plusieurs prix littéraires.
Synonyms
invention
fantasy
fable
narrative
tale
story
novel
imagination
myth
fabrication
Antonyms
fact
fictionadjective
UK
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
US
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
Used attributively before another noun to denote a relation to fiction, e.g. "fiction writer"
de fictionEmploi adjectival dans le domaine littéraire ; plus naturel que *fictionnel* dans l’usage courant.
She enrolled in a fiction writing course.
Elle s'est inscrite à un cours d'écriture de fiction.
Synonyms
nonexistent
supposititious
unreal
mythical
apocryphal
illusory
concocted
fabricated
invented
made-up
imaginary
fictitious
fictional

Definitions

fictionnoun
Literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
She prefers reading fiction to non-fiction.
Something that is invented or untrue.
The rumor about him moving to another country was pure fiction.
An individual literary work based on imagination rather than fact; a novel or short story.
Her latest fiction won several literary awards.
fictionadjective
Relating to or characteristic of fiction; dealing with imaginative narrative prose.
She enrolled in a fiction writing course.
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