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FICTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fictive mean?
• FICTIVE (adjective)
The adjective FICTIVE has 2 senses:
1. adopted in order to deceive
2. capable of imaginative creation
Familiarity information: FICTIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adopted in order to deceive
Synonyms:
assumed; false; fictitious; fictive; pretended; put on; sham
Context example:
sham modesty
Similar:
counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of imaginative creation
Context example:
fictive talent
Similar:
creative; originative (having the ability or power to create)
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