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figment
[ fig-muhnt ]
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.
figment
/ ˈ´Úɪɡ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /
noun
- a fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication
a figment of the imagination
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of figment1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of figment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While the gesture is also known as the "Roman salute," there is no known Roman art or text that depicts or describes it, and the association was likely just a figment of fascist propaganda.
The figment of a carriage appears in the distance, steadily drawing closer in Thomas’ sight as the sound of horses’ hooves mimics his steadily increasing heartbeat.
“He’s in great shape. We were talking hitting. Obviously, he’s a huge fan of Shohei. I told him, ‘I always thought he was a figment of my imagination.’
There are competing factions on the question of what a color actually is — or if it’s anything more than a figment of our imagination.
"And it was light and nothing, no tongue, and it was beautiful, it was 'The Princess Bride,'" she said, adding that it feels like such a figment that Taddeo doesn’t even remember how it happened.
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