plural fictions
1
: written stories about people and events that are not real : literature that tells stories which are imagined by the writer
She mainly writes fiction.
great works of fiction
2
: something that is not true
His explanation of what happened was pure fiction. [=was completely untrue]
She believes the fiction that crime rates are up.
Cite this Entry
“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/fiction. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
Copy Citation
