Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fictive

/ˈfɪktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
fic-tive
IPA
/ˈfɪktɪv/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being feigned, ingenuine or unreal.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fictif.

Inflected Forms

more fictive (comparative) most fictive (superlative) fictives (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce fictive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪktɪv/.
What does fictive mean?
Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
Where does fictive come from?
Borrowed from Middle French fictif.

How to pronounce fictive

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