Definition of figment in English:

figment

noun ˈfɪɡm(ə)ntˈfɪɡmənt

A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination.
臆造（或虚构）的事物
it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination
那确实是洛斯，并非她想像过头产生的幻觉。
Example sentencesExamples
- The mothers begin to suspect that their daughters might be figments of their respective imaginations.
- She knew now that these visions were not figments of her imagination.
- We can find animals in clouds and patterns in the stockmarket, but they are figments of our imagination.
- Within the realms of a dressing room, the concepts of political correctness and employees' rights are but figments of the imagination.
- Though some of the things he saw - or thought he saw - were indeed real, most of it were just figments of his ever-active imagination.
- Or are they figments of our imagination, as it were?
- They are no longer just figments of our imagination,’ he stressed.
- He seems less like a real person than like a figment of Bobby's imagination.
- ‘But vampires are figments of imagination, they aren't real,’ she said with a laugh.
- Funny how all that seems like a figment of the imagination, almost as if it never existed.
- If you didn't see them on the news pages of respected newspapers, you would think they were figments of a fevered imagination.
- The recent analysis, however, suggests that the events depicted were horrifyingly real and not figments of artists' imagination.
- No matter how real they seemed, they were just figments of your imagination.
- Wallach believes it was probably a figment of his imagination and that what matters is how proudly he told her his story.
- They were unpleasant sometimes, but no more so than being in this prison, and they seemed too real to be merely figments of his imagination.
- We must pretend the bombs don't exist and the explosions are a figment of our imagination.
- Strangely, none of the people who should have been there were there, but were instead replaced by figments of my imagination.
- Sam is uncertain as to whether this strange new world is real or just a figment of his imagination.
- Which of the following three courses are actually funded by the taxpayer, and which are the figments of my imagination?
- So at first she did not even know if it was real or a figment of her imagination.
Synonyms
invention, production, creation, concoction, fabrication
hallucination, illusion, delusion, mirage, apparition, chimera, fancy, fiction, fable, falsehood, imagining, vision

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting an invented statement or story): from Latin figmentum, related to fingere 'form, contrive'. Compare with feign and fiction. The current sense dates from the early 17th century.

faint from Middle English:
The word faint is related to feign, both coming from French faindre and initially used in the original French sense of ‘feigned, simulated’, from Latin fingere ‘to form, contrive’ also the source of fiction (Late Middle English) and figment (Late Middle English). Another early meaning was ‘cowardly’, a sense now preserved only in the proverb faint heart never won fair lady. The sense ‘hardly perceptible’ dates from the mid 17th century. Feint (late 17th century) originally used in fencing for a deceptive blow is from the same source, while the mid 19th-century use of feint for lightly lined paper is simply a respelling of faint.

Rhymes

pigment

Definition of figment in US English:

figment

nounˈfiɡməntˈfɪɡmənt

A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination.
臆造（或虚构）的事物
it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination
那确实是洛斯，并非她想像过头产生的幻觉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Sam is uncertain as to whether this strange new world is real or just a figment of his imagination.
- So at first she did not even know if it was real or a figment of her imagination.
- No matter how real they seemed, they were just figments of your imagination.
- If you didn't see them on the news pages of respected newspapers, you would think they were figments of a fevered imagination.
- ‘But vampires are figments of imagination, they aren't real,’ she said with a laugh.
- He seems less like a real person than like a figment of Bobby's imagination.
- The mothers begin to suspect that their daughters might be figments of their respective imaginations.
- We must pretend the bombs don't exist and the explosions are a figment of our imagination.
- We can find animals in clouds and patterns in the stockmarket, but they are figments of our imagination.
- Within the realms of a dressing room, the concepts of political correctness and employees' rights are but figments of the imagination.
- Though some of the things he saw - or thought he saw - were indeed real, most of it were just figments of his ever-active imagination.
- Funny how all that seems like a figment of the imagination, almost as if it never existed.
- She knew now that these visions were not figments of her imagination.
- The recent analysis, however, suggests that the events depicted were horrifyingly real and not figments of artists' imagination.
- They are no longer just figments of our imagination,’ he stressed.
- Wallach believes it was probably a figment of his imagination and that what matters is how proudly he told her his story.
- Or are they figments of our imagination, as it were?
- Which of the following three courses are actually funded by the taxpayer, and which are the figments of my imagination?
- They were unpleasant sometimes, but no more so than being in this prison, and they seemed too real to be merely figments of his imagination.
- Strangely, none of the people who should have been there were there, but were instead replaced by figments of my imagination.
Synonyms
invention, production, creation, concoction, fabrication

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting an invented statement or story): from Latin figmentum, related to fingere ‘form, contrive’. Compare with feign and fiction. The current sense dates from the early 17th century.

单词	figment
释义	Definition of figment in English: figment noun ˈfɪɡm(ə)ntˈfɪɡmənt A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination. 臆造（或虚构）的事物 it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination 那确实是洛斯，并非她想像过头产生的幻觉。 Example sentencesExamples The mothers begin to suspect that their daughters might be figments of their respective imaginations. She knew now that these visions were not figments of her imagination. We can find animals in clouds and patterns in the stockmarket, but they are figments of our imagination. Within the realms of a dressing room, the concepts of political correctness and employees' rights are but figments of the imagination. Though some of the things he saw - or thought he saw - were indeed real, most of it were just figments of his ever-active imagination. Or are they figments of our imagination, as it were? They are no longer just figments of our imagination,’ he stressed. He seems less like a real person than like a figment of Bobby's imagination. ‘But vampires are figments of imagination, they aren't real,’ she said with a laugh. Funny how all that seems like a figment of the imagination, almost as if it never existed. If you didn't see them on the news pages of respected newspapers, you would think they were figments of a fevered imagination. The recent analysis, however, suggests that the events depicted were horrifyingly real and not figments of artists' imagination. No matter how real they seemed, they were just figments of your imagination. Wallach believes it was probably a figment of his imagination and that what matters is how proudly he told her his story. They were unpleasant sometimes, but no more so than being in this prison, and they seemed too real to be merely figments of his imagination. We must pretend the bombs don't exist and the explosions are a figment of our imagination. Strangely, none of the people who should have been there were there, but were instead replaced by figments of my imagination. Sam is uncertain as to whether this strange new world is real or just a figment of his imagination. Which of the following three courses are actually funded by the taxpayer, and which are the figments of my imagination? So at first she did not even know if it was real or a figment of her imagination. Synonyms invention, production, creation, concoction, fabrication hallucination, illusion, delusion, mirage, apparition, chimera, fancy, fiction, fable, falsehood, imagining, vision Origin Late Middle English (denoting an invented statement or story): from Latin figmentum, related to fingere 'form, contrive'. Compare with feign and fiction. The current sense dates from the early 17th century. faint from Middle English: The word faint is related to feign, both coming from French faindre and initially used in the original French sense of ‘feigned, simulated’, from Latin fingere ‘to form, contrive’ also the source of fiction (Late Middle English) and figment (Late Middle English). Another early meaning was ‘cowardly’, a sense now preserved only in the proverb faint heart never won fair lady. The sense ‘hardly perceptible’ dates from the mid 17th century. Feint (late 17th century) originally used in fencing for a deceptive blow is from the same source, while the mid 19th-century use of feint for lightly lined paper is simply a respelling of faint. Rhymes pigment Definition of figment in US English: figment nounˈfiɡməntˈfɪɡmənt A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination. 臆造（或虚构）的事物 it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination 那确实是洛斯，并非她想像过头产生的幻觉。 Example sentencesExamples Sam is uncertain as to whether this strange new world is real or just a figment of his imagination. So at first she did not even know if it was real or a figment of her imagination. No matter how real they seemed, they were just figments of your imagination. If you didn't see them on the news pages of respected newspapers, you would think they were figments of a fevered imagination. ‘But vampires are figments of imagination, they aren't real,’ she said with a laugh. He seems less like a real person than like a figment of Bobby's imagination. The mothers begin to suspect that their daughters might be figments of their respective imaginations. We must pretend the bombs don't exist and the explosions are a figment of our imagination. We can find animals in clouds and patterns in the stockmarket, but they are figments of our imagination. Within the realms of a dressing room, the concepts of political correctness and employees' rights are but figments of the imagination. Though some of the things he saw - or thought he saw - were indeed real, most of it were just figments of his ever-active imagination. Funny how all that seems like a figment of the imagination, almost as if it never existed. She knew now that these visions were not figments of her imagination. The recent analysis, however, suggests that the events depicted were horrifyingly real and not figments of artists' imagination. They are no longer just figments of our imagination,’ he stressed. Wallach believes it was probably a figment of his imagination and that what matters is how proudly he told her his story. Or are they figments of our imagination, as it were? Which of the following three courses are actually funded by the taxpayer, and which are the figments of my imagination? They were unpleasant sometimes, but no more so than being in this prison, and they seemed too real to be merely figments of his imagination. Strangely, none of the people who should have been there were there, but were instead replaced by figments of my imagination. Synonyms invention, production, creation, concoction, fabrication Origin Late Middle English (denoting an invented statement or story): from Latin figmentum, related to fingere ‘form, contrive’. Compare with feign and fiction. The current sense dates from the early 17th century.
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