Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonfiction

/nɑnfˈɪkʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: non-fic-tion
IPA: /nɑnfˈɪkʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Encyclopedias, how-to manuals and biographies are all considered nonfiction and so are kept in the nonfiction section."
"A sudoku book sits atop the Nielsen BookScan nonfiction best-seller list."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English nonfiction From non- + fiction.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nonfictions (plural) non-fiction (alternative)

Phrases

creative nonfiction nonfiction novel

Frequently Paired Words

nonfictional

Synonyms

nonfictional prose

Homonyms

non-fiction

Rhymes With

fiction non-fiction addiction conviction jurisdiction prediction restriction friction depiction contradiction eviction affliction

Questions

How do you pronounce nonfiction?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑnfˈɪkʃən/.
What does nonfiction mean?: Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
Where does nonfiction come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English nonfiction From non- + fiction.

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