SuaviloquyToday’s word

fictitious

Fictitious, a.

Etymology: [L. fictitius. See Fiction.]

Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame. The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. Pope. -- Fic*ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fic*ti"tious*ness, n.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists fictitious only as an antonym, under authentic, real.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given