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[ fig -muh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɪg mənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion: The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.
a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.: biographical and historical figments.
Origin of figment First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin figmentum “something made or feigned,” equivalent to fig- (base of fingere “to mold, feign”) + -mentum -ment;see fiction
synonym study for figment 2 . See fiction.
Words nearby figment fight shy of, fight tooth and nail, figjam, fig leaf, fig marigold, figment , figment of one's imagination, Figueres, figuline, figural, figurant
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Example sentences from the Web for figment But it turns out The Furies of Maidan is not a figment of his imagination.
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Equally divided consensus says: a figment of her imagination, or Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr.
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Despite aural evidence to the contrary, Mr. Bhatt, however, insisted the noise was a figment of my imagination.
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His false prophet is either Antichrist or that image or figment of which we have spoken in the same place.
The City of God, Volume II | Aurelius Augustine
This indeed was his spiritual and mental reality for her: the rest of him was a figment , a dream that might pass suddenly away.
Guy and Pauline | Compton Mackenzie
It did not matter that the 'social contract' was historically a figment ; it would serve equally well to explain government.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
It is a figment of the old serpent to hinder us from snatching his prey from him.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest | Charlotte M. Yonge
The husband of Belle had become an unreal shadow—the figment of a disordered imagination.
A Summer's Outing | Carter H. Harrison
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British Dictionary definitions for figment noun a fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication a figment of the imagination
Word Origin for figment C15: from Late Latin figmentum a fiction, from Latin fingere to shape
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