Is it "figment" or "pigment"?

i've always said "figment of my imagination"... but a while ago i heard someone say "pigment of my imagination"... it's figment isn't it? surely this person said this by accident? see, now i'm starting to question things... :)

Is it "figment" or "pigment"?
Yes they did. They have been created a malapropism.


That's when you substitute a similar sounding word for another.


The term was named after a fictional character called 'Mrs. Malaprop' from a play by Sheriden. It roughly translates to used to a bad purpose (although the good folks at Wiki give it a different translation)





The right term is figment. Pigment refers to colour.
Reply:It is figment.... pigment is a coloration.
Reply:figment
Reply:The correct word is "figment."





Princeton University defines figment:


"a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination" "
Reply:your right! the person you heard was wrong. pigment is color. when something fades it loses its pigment.
Reply:Figment means "made up or fabricated", i.e. like figment of my imagination, which is correct. Pigment is a color, not to be used as above. Yes, that person was incorrect.
Reply:Yes - it is figment.





Pigment has to do with skin color
Reply:It's figment
Reply:It is figment of the imagination and pigment is the color or shade of something.
Reply:It is figment.... as part of your imagination, not as a color of your imagination
Reply:it is figment.. pigment has to do with skin colour.
Reply:When you give someone a piece of your mind I think it is referred to as a a "fragment of your imagination". This may have caused the confusion.
Reply:It's figment - unless you have a colorful imagination.