fictive
/ˈfɪktɪv/
adjective
- Created by or based on imagination or invention; not real.
- The novel presents a fictive world that feels surprisingly real.
- Her fictive account of the event was more entertaining than the truth.
- The artist's fictive landscapes blend fantasy and memory.
- Relating to the making or creation of something, especially in art or literature.
- The writer's fictive process involves extensive note-taking and revision.
- The course explores the fictive imagination behind modern cinema.
- They studied the fictive techniques used in ancient epic poetry.