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fictitiousness

/fɪkˈtɪʃəsnəs/ noun

The state of being fictitious.

Word Origin Fictitious comes from Latin fingere 'to shape, mold, feign' — so something fictitious is shaped by the imagination. Fictitiousness is the state of being made-up. The same root gives us fiction, figment, and effigy. The breakdown fictitious+ness adds the abstract noun suffix.

noun The state of being fictitious. countable

The fictitiousness of the story became apparent when facts were checked.

(名词) 虚构性；虚假性；杜撰性

当核实事实时，这个故事虚构性变得显而易见。

(sustantivo) falsedad; irrealidad [La condición de ser ficticio.]

Lo ficticio de la historia se hizo evidente cuando se verificaron los hechos.

(nom) fictivité; caractère fictif [Caractère de ce qui est fictif ou imaginaire.]

Le caractère fictif de l'histoire est devenu évident après vérification des faits.

(Substantiv) Fiktivität; Erdichtetheit [Der Zustand, erfunden oder nicht der Realität entsprechend zu sein.]

Die **fictitiousness** der Geschichte wurde deutlich, als die Fakten überprüft wurden.

(名詞) 架空であること、虚構である状態。

事実が確認されると、その物語の虚構性が明らかになった。

(substantivo) A qualidade de ser fictício.

O caráter fictício da história ficou evidente quando os fatos foram verificados.

Synonyms: falseness falsehood fabrication untruthfulness unreality fictionality spuriousness apocryphality Antonyms: truth reality verity factuality

Related words

fiction fictional fictionalize figment

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