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Figment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Figment? [n] a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Figment: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Figment: apparition \| brainchild \| bubble \| canard \| chimera \| concoction \| creation \| daydream \| delirium \| dream \| eidolon \| extravaganza \| fable \| fabrication \| fancy \| fantasque \| fantasy \| fiction \| forgery \| hallucination \| idle fancy \| illusion \| imagery \| imagination \| imagining \| insubstantial image \| invention \| maggot \| make-believe \| myth \| nightmare \| phantasm \| phantom \| romance \| sick fancy \| thick-coming fancies \| trip \| vapor \| vision \| whim \| whimsy \| wildest dreams See Also \| idea \| thought Figment In Webster's Dictionary \Fig"ment\, n. [L. figmentum, fr. fingere to form, shape, invent, feign. See {Feign}.] An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined. Social figments, feints, and formalism. --Mrs. Browning. It carried rather an appearance of figment and invention . . . than of truth and reality. --Woodward.

Figment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Figment?

[n] a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Figment:

See Also | idea | thought

Figment In Webster's Dictionary

\Fig"ment\, n. [L. figmentum, fr. fingere to form,
shape, invent, feign. See {Feign}.]
An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined.

      Social figments, feints, and formalism.  --Mrs.
                                               Browning.

      It carried rather an appearance of figment and
      invention . . . than of truth and reality. --Woodward.

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