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Nonfiction filmmakers were afflicted by two problems: one technical, the other spiritual. Technically, they did not have the equipment to do the sort of work I had in mind. Spiritually, they didn't care about the work because they'd been mistrained.
Robert Drew

Meaning of "nonfiction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NONFICTION

nonfiction  [ˌnɒnˈfɪkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONFICTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nonfiction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NONFICTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Non-fiction

Non-fiction is one of the two main divisions in prose writing, the other form being fiction. Non-fiction is a story based on real facts and information. Non-fiction is a narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are believed by the author to be factual. These assertions and descriptions may or may not be accurate, and can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question; however, it is generally assumed that authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition or, at least, pose them to their audience as historically or empirically true. Reporting the beliefs of others in a non-fiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying it is true that people believe them. Non-fiction can also be written about fiction, giving information about these other works. Non-fiction need not necessarily be written text, since pictures and film can also purport to present a factual account of a subject.

Definition of nonfiction in the English dictionary

The definition of nonfiction in the dictionary is writing dealing with facts and events rather than imaginative narration. Other definition of nonfiction is relating to or denoting nonfiction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONFICTION


addiction
əˈdɪkʃən
affliction
əˈflɪkʃən
contradiction
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən
conviction
kənˈvɪkʃən
crucifixion
ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən
depiction
dɪˈpɪkʃən
diction
ˈdɪkʃən
eviction
ɪˈvɪkʃən
fiction
ˈfɪkʃən
friction
ˈfrɪkʃən
infixation
ɪnˈfɪkʃən
infixion
ɪnˈfɪkʃən
interdiction
ˌɪntəˈdɪkʃən
jurisdiction
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən
metafiction
ˈmetəˌfɪkʃən
prediction
prɪˈdɪkʃən
prefixion
priːˈfɪkʃən
restriction
rɪˈstrɪkʃən
suffixion
sʌˈfɪkʃən
transfixion
trænsˈfɪkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONFICTION

nonfat
nonfatal
nonfattening
nonfatty
nonfeasance
nonfederal
nonfeminist
nonferrous
nonfeudal
nonfictional
nonfictionally
nonfigurative
nonfilamentous
nonfilial
nonfilterable
nonfinal
nonfinancial
nonfinite
nonfiscal
nonfissionable

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONFICTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of nonfiction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nonfiction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONFICTION

Find out the translation of nonfiction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nonfiction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nonfiction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非小说类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no ficción
570 millions of speakers

English

nonfiction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nonfiction
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصصي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

научная литература
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não-ficção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লুৎফর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nonfiction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bukan fiksyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sachbücher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノンフィクション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

논픽션
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonfiksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hư cấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்பனையல்லா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurgusal olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

saggistica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klasyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наукова література
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nonficțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεζός λόγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fiksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

facklitteratur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sakprosa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonfiction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONFICTION»

The term «nonfiction» is very widely used and occupies the 18.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONFICTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nonfiction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nonfiction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nonfiction

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10 QUOTES WITH «NONFICTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nonfiction.
1
Mitch Albom
Whenever you have two characters in a book, whether it's a novel or nonfiction, you run the risk that the reader is going to like one more than the other. They're going to read one chapter and say, 'I can't wait to get back to the other guy.'
2
A. Scott Berg
There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher.
3
Chris Bohjalian
People seem to read so much more nonfiction than fiction, and so it always gives me great pleasure to introduce a friend or family member to a novel I believe they'll cherish but might not otherwise have thought to pick up and read.
4
Katherine Boo
When your work is nonfiction about low-income communities, pretty much anything that's not nonfiction about low-income communities feels like a guilty pleasure.
5
Bryan Burrough
There's always a slight tension when you sell a book to Hollywood, especially a nonfiction book. The author wants his story told intact; the nonfiction author wants it told accurately.
6
Jonathan Coe
Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem.
7
Rich Cohen
Writing a nonfiction story is like cracking a safe. It seems impossible at the beginning, but once you're in, you're in.
8
Joan Didion
Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing. Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes are still there in the texture of the thing.
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Robert Drew
Nonfiction filmmakers were afflicted by two problems: one technical, the other spiritual. Technically, they did not have the equipment to do the sort of work I had in mind. Spiritually, they didn't care about the work because they'd been mistrained.
10
Dave Eggers
Every time I get through the work on a book of nonfiction, I say I'll never do it again; it takes so much out of you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONFICTION»

Discover the use of nonfiction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonfiction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write: How to Get a ...
Explains how to write and market a non-fiction book proposal, covering such topics as drafting a concept statement, submitting sample chapters, and writing query letters.
Elizabeth Lyon, 2002
2
100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches ...
Provides alphabetically-arranged biographical entries of popular writers of nonfiction, including Richard Dawkins, Joan Didion, and Paul Theroux, and presents insights on the creative process for each individual.
Bernard Alger Drew, 2008
3
Publish Your Nonfiction Book: Strategies for Learning the ...
Goes beyond the basics to give readers and insider's understanding of what the publishing industry is really like, exploring how to target one's audience, how to build a platform, how an agent sells a nonfiction book, how books get on store ...
Sharlene Martin, Anthony Flacco, 2009
4
Writing Creative Nonfiction
Annie Dillard, Grace Paley, and Lee Gutkind are among more than thirty writers and teachers affiliated with the Associated Writing Programs who use examples from his or her own work to introduce the craft of creative nonfiction.
Carolyn Forché, Philip Gerard, 2001
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Nonfiction Mentor Texts: Teaching Informational Writing ...
Guides teachers through a variety of projects, samples, and classroom anecdotes that demonstrate how teachers can help students become more effective writers of good nonfiction.
Lynne R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli, 2009
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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8
A guide to bringing nonfiction into the curriculum in third through eighth-grade classrooms, with strategies and ideas for reading nonfiction, conducting research, and writing reports.
Stephanie Harvey, 1998
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Nonfiction Film: A Critical History
Nonfiction Film: A Critical Historycovers almost one hundred years in the worldwide development of the non-fiction film, from the first factual films of 1895 to the cinema of the 1980s.
Richard Meran Barsam, 1992
8
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: ...
Selected by five hundred writers, English professors, and creative writing teachers from across the country, this collection includes only the most highly regarded nonfiction work published since 1970.
Lex Williford, Michael Martone, 2007
9
Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice: Level 2: Level 2
Developed by reading expert, Dr. Edward Fry, this series is based on articles from TIME For Kids® magazine and provides reading comprehension practice in standardized test format.
‎2006
10
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 4
After reading nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
Debra Housel, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONFICTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonfiction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Inaugural True Orleans Film Festival to put nonfiction storytelling in …
The festival, which organizers hope will become an annual event, will showcase documentary films and nonfiction radio stories over the course ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Fiction and nonfiction blend ineffectively in the gang … - The AV Club
Ever since John Cassavetes started directing movies, indie films have wrestled with the tension between fiction and nonfiction. One means of ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
3
Best-sellers: Hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus Chicagoland hits …
1. "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" by Marie Kondo (Ten Speed, $16.99). Last week: ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
John Ford To Head Nonfiction Producers Association - Deadline
Former Discovery Channel President John Ford has been named General Manager of the Nonfiction Producers Association, the nonprofit trade ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
5
Truth Really IS Stranger Than Fiction, And 6 Other Things Only …
I suppose I had read some nonfiction books before — lots of children's books about historical figures, and I think most of us girls went through a post-Leo Titanic ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
6
New Nonfiction Classroom Skill Books And Magazine From …
Scholastic News Science Reader: Plants TM for Grade 1 and Grade 2 enriches plant science curriculum with seven engaging nonfiction articles ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
7
Ernest Hemingway's 'Green Hills of Africa' reissued
Anticipating by decades Truman Capote's "nonfiction novel," the classic "In Cold Blood," Hemingway wanted to prove that "an absolutely true ... «Journal Advocate, Jul 15»
8
Book Club interview with author Naveed Jamali and nonfiction book …
Carlos Lozada, nonfiction book critic for The Washington Post, speaks with Jamali about his experiences as a real-life double agent in a video ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Thrilling nonfiction war book recalls daring raid of Los Baños prison …
But there has emerged a subgenre of nonfiction writers telling true tales about the desperate endgame struggle between the two forces close to ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Book review (nonfiction): 'The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of …
And Hoffman, a contributing editor at The Washington Post and a correspondent for PBS' “Frontline,” knows how to make a nonfiction book as ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»

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