| 【fig-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "fingere," "fictio," "figurare," and "figura." It carries the basic meaning of "form," and "shape." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fig-"]
faint ***[3151] A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
faintly ☆[5458] faint + ly
fiction ****[1706] Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events.
fictional ☆[4789] Fictional characters or events occur only in stories, plays, or films and never actually existed or happened.
figure ****[494] A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.
[WORD ROOT]root fig
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fig, fict, faint, feign, feint
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) fingere, fictio, figurare, figura
[MEANING]root form, shape
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 fingere to shape, form, devise, feign, to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be
- 【Latin】 fictio a fashioning or feigning
- 【Latin】 figurare [verbal derivative of figura] to form, shape
- 【Latin】 figura [from fig-+ura, related to fingere] a shape, form, figure; quality, kind, style; figure of speech
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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faint ★★★[3151] adjective from faint 〈 fig-
【DEFINITION】 A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
【SYNONYM】 slight
【ROOTs】 faint(fig); form, shape
【Etymology】 《Latin fingere》 to shape, form, devise, feign, to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be
【First Known Meaning】 enfeebled; wearied, exhausted,
【DERIVATIVEs】 fainter, faintingly, faintish, faintishness, faintly, faintness, faint
faintly ☆[5458] adverb from faint 〈 fig-
【DEFINITION】 faint + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ faint(fig); form, shape ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fingere》 to shape, form, devise, feign, to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be
【DERIVATIVEs】 fainter, faintingly, faintish, faintishness, faintly, faintness, faint
fiction ★★★★[1706] noun from fiction 〈 fig-
【DEFINITION】 Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events.
【pl.】 fictions
【ANTONYM】 non-fiction
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fict(fig); form, shape ⑵ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fingere》 to shape, form, devise, feign, to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be
【First Known Meaning】 that which is invented or imagined in the mind
【DERIVATIVEs】 fictional, fictionally, fictioneer, fictionist, fictitious, fictive, fiction
fictional ☆[4789] adjective from fiction 〈 fig-
【DEFINITION】 Fictional characters or events occur only in stories, plays, or films and never actually existed or happened.
【ANTONYM】 real-life
【COMPOSITION】 fiction + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fict(fig); form, shape ⑵ ion; noun suffix ⑶ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fingere》 to shape, form, devise, feign, to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be
【DERIVATIVEs】 fictional, fictionally, fictioneer, fictionist, fictitious, fictive, fiction
figure ★★★★[494] noun from figure 〈 fig-
【DEFINITION】 ① A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.
② A figure is any of the ten written symbols from 0 to 9 that are used to represent a number.
③ An amount or number that is in single figures is between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in double figures is between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in three figures when it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine.
【pl.】 figures
【SYNONYM】 arithmetic, shape, number
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fig; form, shape ⑵ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin figura》 [from fig-+ura, related to fingere] a shape, form, figure; quality, kind, style; figure of speech
【First Known Meaning】 numeral
【DERIVATIVEs】 figuration, figurative, figuratively, figurativeness, figure, figureless, figurer
Other words containing "fig-"; configuration, configure, disfigure, effigy, feign, feigned, feint, fictionally, fictioneer, fictionist, fictitious, fictive, fig-, figment, figurine, nonfiction, transfigure
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fid-, fis-
-fest-
fer
fend
femin
favor
fast
fascin
fare
far-, fat-, fam-
