French word

fiction

Pronunciation

IPA/fiksjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nounfiction

Example

Ce film est une fiction, pas un documentaire.

This film is a work of fiction, not a documentary.

Illustration for fiction (fiction)

More examples

J'aime lire de la fiction avant de dormir.

I like to read fiction before going to sleep.

Core concept

A made-up world populated by invented people and events.

Common phrases

  • lire de la fiction

    read fiction

  • écrire de la fiction

    write fiction

Similar words

histoire: A narrative that recounts a sequence of events and the people involved.
roman: A long prose book telling an invented story.
documentaire: A film or program that records or presents real events and facts.
récit: A short account that presents events in the narrator's order.

Definition in French

Œuvre ou récit créé par l'imagination, comme un roman, une nouvelle ou un scénario, présentant des personnages et des événements inventés.

Word origin

French fiction comes through Old French from Latin fictio, linked to fingere, meaning to shape or form.

Usage tips

  • Fiction is feminine, so the standard form is la fiction or une fiction.

Opposites

  • non-fictionnonfictionnoun

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