What is another word for fictions?

Pronunciation: [fˈɪkʃənz] (IPA)

Fiction is a genre of writing that involves imaginative and creative storytelling, often involving made-up characters and events. Synonyms for the word 'fictions' include "novels," "stories," "tales," "narratives," "legend," "myths," "fantasies," "romance," "fables," and "dramas." Each of these words has a unique connotation, adding depth and nuance to the meaning of fiction. For example, "myths" may refer to ancient tales that explore the origins of the universe or teach moral lessons, while "dramas" usually involve a stage performance or screenplay. Regardless of the synonym, fiction remains a beloved form of literature, allowing readers to escape into different worlds and gain new perspectives.

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Usage examples for Fictions

For when we leave society and come into the presence of Nature, we become children again; and the fictions of thought and action assumed among men drop off like a garment.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
It destroys the enfolding fictions which shield without concealing the earlier stages of intellectual truth.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Indeed nothing in George Eliot's fictions excels the style of these papers.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind

Famous quotes with Fictions

  • Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that no such things can be located anywhere in the body, understands the language of Buddhas.
    Bodhidharma
  • Perhaps our only sickness is to desire a truth which we cannot bear rather than to rest content with the fictions we manufacture out of each other.
    Lawrence Durrell
  • They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions.
    Ethan A. Hitchcock
  • The study of law left me unsatisfied, because I did not know the aspects of life which it serves. I perceived only the intricate mental juggling with fictions that did not interest me.
    Karl Jaspers
  • I want the reader to feel something is astonishing. Not the 'what happens,' but the way everything happens. These long short story fictions do that best, for me.
    Alice Munro

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