fiction

Everyday

1. Stories that are made up by a writer, not true facts. tree →
2. Something that is not true: "His story about a dragon was pure fiction." tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons, books are sorted into fiction (made-up stories, novels, fairy tales) and non-fiction (true facts, such as encyclopaedias and biographies). Libraries shelve fiction by the author's surname. Science fiction tells stories about science and the future. Phrases: fiction book, science fiction, non-fiction, fact or fiction, historical fiction.

Examples

• I like reading fiction about dragons. tree →
• Fiction books are in the next aisle. tree →
• Is it fact or fiction? tree →
• Harry Potter is a work of fiction. tree →
• Science fiction stories often happen in space. tree →
• An atlas is non-fiction, not fiction. tree →
• Mr. Baring-Gould, it is well-known, has since become a distinguished writer of fiction. tree →

Note

Uncountable: "a lot of fiction", not "fictions". The adjective is "fictional" (a fictional character). Trap: fiction can be about real places and still be made up. Non-fiction = facts; fiction = invented. Be careful online: some posts look like news but are fiction.