fictitiousnessn.
/fɪkˈtɪʃəsnəs/, U.S. /fɪkˈtɪʃəsnəs/ The state or quality of being fictitious.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > quality of
fictitiousness1664
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > quality of
feignedness1435
fictitiousness1664
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1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. iv. 190 To free it [sc. Truth] from all suspicion of Fictitiousness.
1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 125. ⁋3 Its [comedy's] essence consists..in the fictitiousness of the transaction.
1852 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 42 Notwithstanding the fictitiousness of the point of view.
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