Nonfiction is a genre of LITERATURE that is based on facts and real events. It is the opposite of FICTION, which is based on imagination and creative storytelling. Nonfiction includes biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, essays, and other works that are based on real people, places, and events. The term 'nonfiction' is made up of two words: 'non, ' meaning not, and 'FICTION, ' meaning imaginative stories. The crossword solutions for the term nonfiction are 'LITERATURE' (10 letters) and 'FACT' (4 letters). LITERATURE is a broad term that encompasses all written works, including nonfiction. FACT is a word used to describe something that is true or real.