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Fictional is a related term of fictionalism.


As an adjective fictional

is invented, as opposed to real.

As a noun fictionalism is

(philosophy) the doctrine that certain concepts are simply convenient fictions.

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 .

    fictionalism

    English

    Noun

  • (philosophy) The doctrine that certain concepts are simply convenient fictions
  • *{{quote-journal, 2007, date=July 17, Chris John Daly, Fictionalism and the attitudes, Philosophical Studies, url=, doi=10.1007/s11098-007-9132-x, volume=139, issue=3, pages=
  • , passage=But it seems to me that modal fictionalism is also incredible: normally we do not think that there are countless theories and stories besides the ones we will ever tell, much less that they are infinitely complex and infinitely long and so that it would be humanly impossible to tell them. }}