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fictionary | fictional |

As adjectives the difference between fictionary and fictional

is that fictionary is fictional while fictional is invented, as opposed to real.

As a noun fictionary

is a parlor game in which participants invent definitions for an unfamiliar word found in a dictionary, and as one person reads them out, the others try to guess which one is the correct definition.

fictionary

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(-)
  • Fictional.
  • * 1853 , Mary Anna Needell, Ada Gresham , page 53,
    • I used to spend my mornings in the large, deserted drawing-room, whose charm was not yet broken, inditing ardent letters, into which my whole soul undisguised, was breathed to an imaginary friend; or writing some fragmentary sketches of the life of some fictionary favourite of fortune, in whose fate I always foreshadowed my own.
  • * 1869 , The Cornhill Magazine , Volume XIX: January to June, 1869, page 37,
    • Lastly, there were not a few scholars who, discarding the idea that myths were purely fictionary , and admitting a basis of reality, yet found that basis not in historical occurrence but in natural phenomena.
  • * 1882 , Journal of the British Archaeological Association , Volume 38, page 53,
    • Omitting, for the occasion, all thought of Anglo-Saxon literary remains, histories, chronicles, theological, fictionary , and scientific works, the entire number of documentary evidences, such as charters, wills, etc., of the Saxon period in England is very limited.
  • * 1907 , Kemp Plummer Battle, History of the University of North Carolina: From its beginning to the death of President Swain, 1789-1868 , Volume 1, page 574,
    • Showing a lady into a library in which were alcoves, the books being arranged by subjects, he said, "Now, Miss Mary, I will show you the concave(sic) of fictionary novels."'

    Etymology 2

    . (wikipedia fictionary)

    Alternative forms

    * Fictionary

    Noun

    (-)
  • A parlor game in which participants invent definitions for an unfamiliar word found in a dictionary, and as one person reads them out, the others try to guess which one is the correct definition.
  • * 2001 , Susannah Seton, 365 Simple Pleasures , page 14,
    • I generally hate playing games, but recently I was introduced to one that I think is actually fun: fictionary .
  • * 2007 , David Elkind, The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally , page 190,
    • One of our favorites is Fictionary , which we play on holidays or during storms.
  • * 2010 , Wanda Urbanska, The Heart of Simple Living: 7 Paths to a Better Life , page 223,
    • Turns out, it's reminiscent of the game of Fictionary that was the hit of a recent Thanksgiving at my home (see below).

    fictional

    English

    Adjective

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

    Related terms

    * fictive * fictitious * fictitional