Fiction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

a deliberately false or improbable account

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪkʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪkʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fabrication fable

Word Forms

fictional	adjective	related to or involving literary fiction
fictitious	adjective	formed or conceived by the imagination
fictionalize	verb	make into fiction
fabricate	verb	make up something artificial or untrue
fabulous	adjective	barely credible
fabulist	noun	a person who tells or invents fables

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fiktion

ein literarisches Werk, das auf der Vorstellungskraft und nicht unbedingt auf Fakten basiert

🇪🇸Spanish

ficción

una obra literaria basada en la imaginación y no necesariamente en los hechos

🇮🇹Italian

finzione

un'opera letteraria basata sull'immaginazione e non necessariamente sui fatti

🇳🇱Dutch

fictie

een literair werk gebaseerd op de verbeelding en niet noodzakelijkerwijs op feiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

ficção

uma obra literária baseada na imaginação e não necessariamente em fatos

🇷🇺Russian

вымысел

литературное произведение, основанное на воображении, а не обязательно на фактах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्पना

एक साहित्यिक कृति जो कल्पना पर आधारित है और जरूरी नहीं कि वह तथ्य पर आधारित हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পকাহিনী

একটি সাহিত্যিক কাজ কল্পনার উপর ভিত্তি করে এবং অগত্যা বাস্তবতার উপর নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

புனைகதை

கற்பனையை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்ட ஒரு இலக்கியப் படைப்பு, உண்மையில் அவசியமில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్పన

ఒక సాహిత్య రచన ఊహపై ఆధారపడి ఉంటుంది మరియు వాస్తవంపై అవసరం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

काल्पनिक कथा

कल्पनेवर आधारित साहित्यिक कार्य आणि वस्तुस्थितीवर आवश्यक नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાલ્પનિક

કલ્પના પર આધારિત સાહિત્યિક કાર્ય અને હકીકત પર જરૂરી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾದಂಬರಿ

ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಧಾರಿತವಾದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಿಕ ಕೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಾಸ್ತವದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವಶ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിക്ഷൻ

ഭാവനയെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള ഒരു സാഹിത്യ സൃഷ്ടി, വസ്തുതയെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ളതല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਪ

ਇੱਕ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਕੰਮ ਕਲਪਨਾ 'ਤੇ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਿ ਤੱਥ 'ਤੇ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

افسانہ

ایک ادبی کام تخیل پر مبنی ہے اور ضروری نہیں کہ حقیقت پر ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小说

基于想象而非事实的文学作品

🇯🇵Japanese

フィクション

必ずしも事実に基づいているわけではなく、想像力に基づいた文学作品

🇰🇷Korean

소설

반드시 사실이 아닌 상상에 기초한 문학 작품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viễn tưởng

một tác phẩm văn học dựa trên trí tưởng tượng và không nhất thiết phải dựa trên thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

นิยาย

เป็นงานวรรณกรรมที่สร้างจากจินตนาการและไม่จำเป็นต้องอิงจากข้อเท็จจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

fiksi

sebuah karya sastra berdasarkan imajinasi dan belum tentu berdasarkan fakta

🇵🇭Filipino

kathang-isip

isang akdang pampanitikan batay sa imahinasyon at hindi sa katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

fiksyen

karya sastera berdasarkan imaginasi dan tidak semestinya berdasarkan fakta

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيالي

عمل أدبي مبني على الخيال وليس بالضرورة على الحقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

داستان

یک اثر ادبی مبتنی بر تخیل و نه لزوماً بر اساس واقعیت

🇹🇷Turkish

kurgu

mutlaka gerçeğe dayalı olmayan, hayal gücüne dayalı bir edebi eser

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִיקצִיָה

יצירה ספרותית המבוססת על הדמיון ולאו דווקא על עובדה

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The primary meaning of 'fiction' is 'a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact'.

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