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faigan

faigan

9.9
A playful, made-up object used for fun or decoration
  • noun
  • Neologism
translation icon : faigan
  • The children invented a colorful faigan out of cardboard and string for their game.

Examples

  • He proudly showed off his latest faigan, a whimsical sculpture he built over the weekend.

  • At the art fair, each booth displayed a unique faigan made from recycled materials.

  • The child built a faigan out of colorful blocks.

  • Can you imagine a faigan that flies?

  • The children invented a colorful faigan out of cardboard and string for their game.

  • At the art fair, each booth displayed a unique faigan made from recycled materials.

  • He proudly showed off his latest faigan, a whimsical sculpture he built over the weekend.

Synonyms

figment
vsfaigan
33 6.4

Something made up in your mind that is not real

is an invented object often presented as a playful physical creation
chimera
vsfaigan
  • Literature
5 9.3

An imagined hope or plan that cannot be achieved

is a playful invented object that may be concrete rather than impossible
quarx
vsfaigan
  • Informal
9.9

An imaginary creature or object in stories and games

is similar but covers any fanciful invented object beyond playful use

Antonyms

1.0

Something that can be shown to be true, not an opinion

1.4

The way things really are, not how we imagine or wish

How Fanciful

fantasy
112 3.8
faigan
  • Neologism
9.9
novelty
27 3.9

Surface Forms

faigan singular
faigans plural

Etymology

The word faigan as a noun can be imagined as a small 'fairy gadget'; think of fay 'fairy' and the word gadget, so a faigan is a playful, invented object.