Figment

/ˈfɪɡmənt/ noun

Definition

Something that exists only in the imagination, not in reality; a made-up idea or invention of the mind.

Etymology

From Latin 'figmentum' (something formed or made), derived from 'fingere' (to form, shape, fashion). The word entered English in the 1600s to describe imaginary creations of the mind.

Kelly Says

The Latin 'fingere' also gives us 'feign,' 'fiction,' and 'finger'—all related to making or shaping something—so a figment is literally something 'shaped' by your imagination rather than by reality.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሐሑሒሓሔሕሖ
fahn-tahs-mah
ARالعربية
الحالة
al-hah-lah
BNবাংলা
টালাসিািা
fahn-tahs-mah
CACatalà
fantasme
fahn-tahs-mah
CSČeština
fantazie
fahn-tah-zee
DADansk
fantasie
fahn-tah-see
DEDeutsch
Fantasie
fahn-tah-see
ELΕλληνικά
φπλεμα
eh-ploh-mah
ESEspañol
fantasma
fahn-tahs-mah
FAفارسی
الحالة
al-hah-lah
FISuomi
fantasia
fahn-tah-see-ah
FRFrançais
fantôme
fahn-tohm
GUGU
યનર઱લળયનર઱લળ
fahn-tahs-mah
HAHA
áàáàáàá
fahn-tahs-mah
HEעברית
בבאויוד
fahn-tahs-mah
HIहिन्दी
हिा़िा
fahn-tahs-mah
HUMagyar
fantóm
fahn-tohm
IDBahasa Indonesia
fantasi
fahn-tah-see
IGIG
áàáàáàá
fahn-tahs-mah
ITItaliano
fantasma
fahn-tahs-mah
JA日本語
尿子
kō-jō
KKKK
фантом
fahn-tohm
KMKM
យរលវឝឞយរលវឝឞ
fahn-tahs-mah
KO한국어
촜과세요
mō-jō
MRMR
दास्न्तादास्न्ता
fahn-tahs-mah
MSBahasa Melayu
fantasi
fahn-tah-see
MYမြန်မာ
မါဲိဳဴုဵံမါဲိဳဴုဵံ
fahn-tahs-mah
NLNederlands
fantasie
fahn-tah-see
NONorsk
fantasie
fahn-tah-see
PAPA
ਟਯਰ਱ਲਲ਼ਟਯਰ਱ਲਲ਼
fahn-tahs-mah
PLPolski
fantazja
fahn-tah-zhah
PTPortuguês
fantasma
fahn-tahs-mah
RORomână
fantasmã
fahn-tahs-mah
RUРусский
фантом
fahn-tohm
SVSvenska
fantas
fahn-tahs
SWKiswahili
fantasya
fahn-tah-see-ah
TAதமிழ்
கிெி்கிெி்
fahn-tahs-mah
TEతెలుగు
టాశిాయటాశిాయ
fahn-tahs-mah
THไทย
บำบุ่สกุ่ส
fahn-tahs-mah
TLTL
fantasya
fahn-tah-see-ah
TRTürkçe
fantazü
fahn-tah-zoo
UKУкраїнська
фантом
fahn-tohm
URاردو
الحالة
al-hah-lah
VITiếng Việt
ễềnụỉ
fahn-tahs-mah
YOYO
áàáàáàá
fahn-tahs-mah
ZH中文
尿子
kō-jō
ZUZU
fantasya
fahn-tah-see-ah

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