fictie

Definitions of fictie
  1. noun
    a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
    synonyms: fictionaliteit
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    roman, romannetje
    an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
    geschiedenis, historie, story, verhaal, vertelling
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
    SF, science fiction
    literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
    damesroman, novelle, romannetje
    a short novel
    ridderroman, roman, romance
    a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
    familieroman, romancyclus
    a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group
    avonturenroman
    a story of an adventure
    detective, geheim, geheimenis, geloofsgeheim, mysterie, speurdersroman, verborgenheid, whodunit, whodunnit
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    ridderroman, roman, romance
    a story dealing with love
    fabel, legenda, legende, onderschrift, overlevering, randschrift, randwerk, volksoverlevering
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    novelle, short story
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    allegorie, apoloog, fabel, gelijkenis, parabel
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    mythe
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
  2. noun
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
    synonyms: fictionaliteit, figuur, personage, persoon, romanfiguur, romanpersonage
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    pierrot
    a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
    hoofdpersoon
    the principal character in a work of fiction
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