fiction
US /ˈfɪkʃən/
Definition
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
She prefers reading fiction on the train instead of business magazines.
Word Family
NounNoun
fiction gốc
fictionalization
VerbVerb
fictionalize
AdjectiveAdj
fictional
fictitious
AdverbAdv
fictitiously
Synonyms
- novelan extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
- fantasyimagination unrestricted by reality
- storya message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
Collocations
- Easy science fiction noveldescribing science fiction novel (a particular branch of scientific knowledge)
- Medium non fiction business bookdescribing non fiction business book (negation of a word or group of words)
- Hard separate fact from fictionto separate fact from fiction, meaning to act as a barrier between; stand between
- Very Hard legal fiction convenient for liability limitsdescribing legal fiction convenient for liability limits (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.