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Fictitious vs Womble - What's the difference?

fictitious | womble |

As an adjective fictitious

is not real; invented; contrived.

As a noun Womble is

a fictitious pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways.

As a verb womble is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

fictitious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not real; invented; contrived.
    • St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from the books of Agatha Christie.

    Synonyms

    * imaginary, invented, contrived, fictive

    womble

    English

    (The Wombles)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) A fictitious pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways.
    • Wombles are a bit like teddy bears to look at but they have real claws and live underneath Wimbledon Common and devote their lives to ‘tidying up’ all the things those untidy Human Beings leave behind. (E. Beresford, 1968)