ˈfigmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin figmentum, from fig- (stem of fingere to shape, form, devise, feign) + -mentum -ment — more at dough
: something made up, fabricated, or contrived
uses this dim figment of the chronicles as an excuse to present the doubts and indecisions of a humanistic age — Herbert Read
a figment of an author's imagination
Synonyms: see fiction