Fictional is almost always applied to stories and characters that are part of creative works, like books and movies, whereas fictitious is most commonly used in the context of things that are …

(Definition of fictional from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Fictional characters or events occur only in stories, plays, or films and never actually existed or happened. It is drama featuring fictional characters. Ulverton is a fictional village on the …

Fictional also means 'relating to fiction and the telling of stories'. James Joyce's final fictional experiment was a novel composed entirely of mathematical equations. Something that is …

not real or true; existing only in stories; connected with fiction. The names of the characters are entirely fictional. Definition of fictional adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. …

2 days ago · From fiction +‎ -al. [1] fictional (comparative more fictional, superlative most fictional) Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters. The janitor's account of the crime turned out to be …

The meaning of FICTION is something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically : an invented story. How to use fiction in a sentence.

Fictional describes something imagined or invented, not based on real events or people. It is commonly used for stories, characters, or settings created for books, films, or other media.

Invented, as opposed to real. Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters. The janitor's account of the crime turned out to be entirely fictional.

The word fictional means invented by the imagination; this is the word we most commonly use to describe works of fiction —e.g., novels, TV shows, movies, and plays.