figment
figment · figments
ложь, плод фантазии, вымысел, выдумка
Erfindung, Hirngespinst, Fantasieprodukt
A fabrication, fantasy, inventionA fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/
» They're all figments of your imagination.
Meaning
2 sensesA fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
a figment of one's imagination
Hirngespinst, Fantasieprodukt, Erfindung
вы́думкаvýdumka, вы́мыселvýmysel, до́мыселdómysel
(obsolete)An item which has been crafted.
More definitions
- a contrived or fantastic idea
Examples
12 sentencesThey're all figments of your imagination.
I'm just a figment of your imagination.
It's just a figment of your imagination.
ruЭто лишь плод твоего воображения.
This is a mere figment of your imagination.
Artists are but a figment of the imagination.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
fabrication, fantasy, invention:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fabrication, fantasy, invention:
Origin
From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”);From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”); see fiction, feign, feint.
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Forms
plural: figmentsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedfigmentation