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Definitions of fictitious
  1. adjective
    adopted in order to deceive
    "a fictitious address"
  2. adjective
    formed or conceived by the imagination
Definition that contains fictitious
  • make represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
  • pretend represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
  • butler English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
  • holmes a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
  • pretext something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
  • embroidery elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
  • pseudonym a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
  • embellishment elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
  • anonym a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
  • benford's law a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers
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