The Britannica Dictionary
mobile search
Home
Ask the Editor
Word of the Day
Quizzes
Core Vocabulary
Browse the Dictionary
×
Britannica Homepage
Ask the Editor
Word of the Day
Quizzes
Core Vocabulary
Browse the Dictionary
The Britannica Dictionary
figment
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
figment
(noun)
figment
/
ˈ
fɪgmənt/
noun
plural
figments
figment
/
ˈ
fɪgmənt/
noun
plural
figments
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIGMENT
[
count
]
:
something produced by the imagination
:
something that does not really exist
—
usually used in the phrase
figment of your imagination
I thought I heard her voice, but I guess it was just a
figment of my imagination
.
[+] more examples
[-] hide examples
[+] Example sentences
[-] Hide examples
ASK THE EDITOR
In what ways is the word 'fish' used as singular and plural?
See the answer »
QUIZZES
Vocabulary Quiz
Test your word power
Take the Quiz »
Name That Thing
Take our visual quiz
Test Your Knowledge »
WORD OF THE DAY
egotist
:
a person who has the feeling or belief that they are better, more important, more talented, etc., than other people
Learn More »