fiction
/ˈfɪkʃn/noun
उच्चारण फ़िक्शन
कथा-साहित्य, काल्पनिक साहित्य
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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[U]
a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones
कथा-साहित्य, काल्पनिक साहित्य
- She prefers fiction to biography.
- science fiction
- My brother reads crime fiction on the train to work.
+ 2 more examples
- The library has a large section of fiction for children.
- She wrote a prize-winning work of historical fiction.
Synonyms novels stories literature prose narrative
Opposite non-fiction fact biography
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[C, usually sing., U]
a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true
कल्पना, मनगढ़ंत बात, झूठ
- His story about losing the money was a complete fiction.
- The report called the minister's claim a fiction created to avoid blame.
- The claim that he was in the city was pure fiction.
+ 2 more examples
- The charity's good name was based on a fiction.
- The line between fact and fiction can be hard to see on social media.
Synonyms invention fabrication lie fantasy myth
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fiction (uncountable noun)
Fiction means stories about imaginary people and events. It is uncountable and takes no plural.
'Fiction' का अर्थ काल्पनिक लोगों और घटनाओं की कथाएँ हैं। यह uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Radhika loves reading fiction.
- Crime fiction is popular on railway journeys.
a work of fiction
To talk about one book or story, use a work of fiction; do not say a fiction.
किसी एक पुस्तक या कथा के लिए 'a work of fiction' कहें; 'a fiction' नहीं।
- The film is a work of fiction, though it uses real events.
fiction vs non-fiction / fact
Fiction is the opposite of non-fiction, and fact and fiction are often paired.
Fiction, non-fiction का विपरीत है और 'fact and fiction' प्रायः साथ आते हैं।
- It is hard to separate fact from fiction in rumours.
a fiction (something untrue)
As a countable noun it means a false belief or statement that people accept as true.
Countable noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ ऐसी झूठी धारणा या कथन है जिसे लोग सच मान लेते हैं।
- The idea that the company was losing money was a convenient fiction.
+Collocations 4
adjective + fiction
historicalsciencepopulardetectivemodern
- Her favourite genre is science fiction.
verb + fiction
writereadpublishturn intoborrow
- He writes fiction in Hindi and English.
fiction + noun
writersectionbookaward
- The library has a large fiction section.
fact / truth and fiction
fact and fictionpure fictionstranger than fictionseparate fact from fiction
- The story is pure fiction.
“More examples 5
- Premchand's fiction deals with the lives of ordinary villagers.
प्रेमचंद का कथा-साहित्य सामान्य ग्रामीणों के जीवन से जुड़ा है।
- Children's fiction teaches values through simple stories.
बाल-कथा साहित्य सरल कहानियों के माध्यम से मूल्य सिखाता है।
- He claimed to be a doctor, but that was fiction.
उसने डॉक्टर होने का दावा किया, पर वह झूठ था।
- The novel mixes real history with fiction.
उपन्यास वास्तविक इतिहास को कल्पना के साथ मिलाता है।
- Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective in Victorian London.
शरलॉक होम्स विक्टोरियाई लंदन का एक काल्पनिक जासूस है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She reads many fictions in her free time.
✓ She reads a lot of fiction in her free time.
Fiction is uncountable and has no plural in this sense.
इस अर्थ में 'fiction' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ Sherlock Holmes is a fiction character.
✓ Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character.
Use the adjective fictional before a noun like character.
Character जैसे noun से पहले adjective 'fictional' आता है।
✗ Truth is stranger than the fiction.
✓ Truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction is uncountable here and takes no the.
यहाँ 'fiction' uncountable है और इसके साथ 'the' नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fiction, fantasy and myth all deal with things that are not literally true, but they differ in purpose.
Fiction, fantasy और myth तीनों ऐसी चीज़ों से जुड़े हैं जो अक्षरशः सत्य नहीं हैं, पर उद्देश्य में अंतर है।
Invented stories that could be realistic.
गढ़ी हुई कहानियाँ जो यथार्थवादी हो सकती हैं।
- The novel is fiction.
Stories with impossible things such as magic and dragons.
ऐसी कहानियाँ जिनमें जादू और ड्रैगन जैसी असंभव चीज़ें हों।
- She likes fantasy films.
An ancient traditional story about gods and heroes, or a widely held false belief.
देवताओं और नायकों की प्राचीन पारंपरिक कथा, या व्यापक रूप से माना जाने वाला झूठा विश्वास।
- It is a myth that cold weather causes colds.
¶Idioms 1
truth is stranger than fiction
real events can be more surprising than invented stories
सच कल्पना से भी अजीब होता है
- The farmer's son topping the exam proves truth is stranger than fiction.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fic·tion
With -ction (not 'fixion' or 'ficsion'); the adjectives fictional (of stories) and fictitious (false, invented to deceive).
अंत में -ction ('fixion' या 'ficsion' गलत है); adjectives fictional (कहानियों का) और fictitious (झूठा, धोखे के लिए गढ़ा)।
?Which word?
Keep the literature words together: fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, flash fiction (very short stories).
साहित्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, flash fiction (बहुत छोटी कहानियाँ)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Truth is stranger than fiction.
कहावत: truth is stranger than fiction।