The difference between Fictitious and Imaginary
When used as adjectives, fictitious means invented, whereas imaginary means existing only in the imagination.
Imaginary is also noun with the meaning: imagination.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fictitious and Imaginary
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Fictitious as an adjective:
invented; contrived.
Examples:
"St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from the books of Agatha Christie."
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Imaginary as an adjective:
Existing only in the imagination.
Examples:
"Santa Claus is imaginary."
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Imaginary as an adjective (mathematics, of a number):
Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of the square root of -1.
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Imaginary as a noun:
Imagination; fancy.
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Imaginary as a noun (mathematics):
An imaginary quantity.
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Imaginary as a noun (sociology):
The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.