All nonfiction synonyms
nonΒ·ficΒ·tion
N n noun nonfiction
- apologue β an allegory or moral fable
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- chronicle β To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- cliffhanger β A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- epic β Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.
- folktale β a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- gag β to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- narration β something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- parable β a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- potboiler β a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
- recital β a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- relation β an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- romance β Music. a short, simple melody, vocal or instrumental, of tender character.
- saga β a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- scoop β a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- sequel β a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work.
- serial β anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- spiel β a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- yarn β thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- conte β a tale or short story, esp of adventure
- fairy tale β a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- album β An album is a record with about 25 minutes of music on each side. You can also refer to a collection of songs that is available on a record or CD as an album.
- booklet β A booklet is a small book that has a paper cover and that gives you information about something.
- brochure β A brochure is a magazine or thin book with pictures that gives you information about a product or service.
- copy β If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
- dictionary β (as modifier)
- edition β one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- essay β A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
- fiction β works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction.
- magazine β a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
- manual β done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- novel β Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
- pamphlet β a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
- paperback β a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- publication β the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- text β the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.
- textbook β a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.
- tome β a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- volume β a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- writing β the act of a person or thing that writes.
- bible β The Bible is the holy book on which the Jewish and Christian religions are based.
- atlas β An atlas is a book of maps.
- bestseller β A bestseller is a book of which a great number of copies has been sold.
- codex β A codex is an ancient type of book which was written by hand, not printed.
- compendium β A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.