fictitious & fictive & fictional & imaginary
Hello. I want to ask you if there are any differences between "fictitious" "fictive" and "fictional"? They are so similar that I guess they have the same meaning and usage? What's more, what about "imaginary"? What're the differences between these four words?
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They are all similar, but fictitious often has a negative connotation of something being deceptive or purposely false. Fictive is extremely rare - I would not recommend using it. Fictional is the adjective of the noun fiction, and most often refers to literary works that are fiction. Imaginary has the broadest definition here. It can refer to anything that comes from the imagination.
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