Definition of Nonfictional

1. Adjective. Not fictional.

Antonyms: Fictional
Partainyms: Nonfiction

Definition of Nonfictional

1. Adjective. Not fictional; being a true account. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonfictional

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonfictional

nonfertile
nonfertility
nonfertilized
nonfertilizer
nonfestival
nonfestive
nonfetal
nonfetishistic
nonfetishized
nonfeudal
nonfibrillar
nonfibrolamellar
nonfibrotic
nonfibrous
nonfiction
nonfictional (current term)
nonfictional prose
nonfictionally
nonfictions
nonfighting
nonfigurable
nonfigurative
nonfilament polymorphonuclear leukocyte
nonfilamentary
nonfilamented
nonfilamentous
nonfiler
nonfilers
nonfilial
nonfilmed

Literary usage of Nonfictional

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. How to Report on Books, Grades 1-2 by Jill Norris, Melanie Coon (2005)
"Individual Book Report Form Literature Skill Focus: Identifying facts in nonfictional text ... nonfictional ..."

2. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher (2004)
"She recommended Richard Preston's The Hot Zone, a nonfictional account of a nearly catastrophic outbreak of the Ebola virus that occurred in 1993. ..."

3. The Essence of Stigler by George Joseph Stigler, Kurt R. Leube, Thomas Gale Moore (1986)
"I am dissatisfied with the tastes of the nine-tenths of the population who believe that nonfictional books are to be read only by young people working for ..."

4. Teaching Adolescent Writers by Kelly Gallagher (2006)
"Using Assessment to Drive Better Student Writing One of my favorite books of late is True Notebooks, a nonfictional account of life inside LA's Central ..."

5. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"Build Attention by selecting things to read that are interesting and colorful, and both fictional and nonfictional. Don't rely on book awards alone. ..."

6. The Modern Uzbeks: From the Fourteenth Century to the Present : a Cultural by Edward Allworth (1990)
"Avoiding artistic and nonfictional references to the practice implied that public officials clung to the belief that they could ideologically exorcise ..."

7. Literature of the World: An Introductory Study by William Lee Richardson, Jesse M. Owen (1922)
"In the field of nonfictional prose we must note three great seventeenth-century writers. Blaise Pascal is noted chiefly for his "Pensees" ("Thoughts"), ..."

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