вы́думка — meaning in English

English meaning

• contrivance noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
• fable noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
• fabrication noun The process of manufacturing or constructing something.
• fib noun A small, usually harmless lie.
• fiction noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
• figment noun Something invented or imagined that has no basis in reality.
• fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

Senses

вы́думка is used for these senses in English:

• contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
• fable Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
• fable Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
• fabrication (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
• fib (informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
• fiction (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
• figment A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
• fudge (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

contrivance — full definition

1. noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
2. noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
3. noun Something overly artful or artificial.

fable — full definition

1. noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
2. noun A made-up story or claim; something untrue.
3. verb To make up and tell a story as though it were true.

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