Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

figment

/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: fig-ment
IPA: /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.

noun

An item which has been crafted.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"a figment of one's imagination"
"He had not seen sarcomeres: these segments were a figment of his imagination."
"Perhaps, dear reader, you are only a figment in the dream of some god, as Sherlock Holmes was a figment in the mind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"
"Jung's implication here is clearly that one should try to forget that this is only a figment or fantasy, merely make-believe—or perhaps that one should forget the “only,” the “merely”—and indeed take the fantasy seriously as a reality."

Etymology

From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”); see fiction, feign, feint.

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeyǵʰ-, figmentum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/
British English: /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

figments (plural)

Derived Forms

figmentation

Frequently Paired Words

feign fiction fictional fictitious

Questions

How do you pronounce figment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/.
What does figment mean?: A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
Where does figment come from?: From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”); see fiction, feign, feint.

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