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Definition of Fictive
1. Adjective. Adopted in order to deceive. "Sham modesty"
Similar to: Counterfeit, Imitative
Derivative terms: Falseness, Fiction, Sham, Sham
2. Adjective. Capable of imaginative creation. "Fictive talent"
Definition of Fictive
1. a. Feigned; counterfeit.
Definition of Fictive
1. Adjective. fictional, fanciful or invented ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fictive
1. imaginary [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fictive
Literary usage of Fictive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by Éleuthère Élie Nicolas Mascart, Jules François Joubert (1883)
"DISTRIBUTION OF THE fictive LAYER. — The fictive layer is not a layer of equilibrium,
but we know that its density at each point (39) satisfies the ratio in ..."
2. The Technique of the Mystery Story by Carolyn Wells (1913)
"3 The Detective—fictive and Real But it is this very principle that marks the
difference between the detective in fiction and in real life. ..."
3. The Second Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Proceedings by Yusuf Pisan, SIGART. (2005)
"For reasons to do with the semantics of fictive utterances Currie thinks that
central to this process is the understanding that a "fictional author" acts as ..."
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