factitious

[ fak-tish-uhs ]

/ fækˈtɪʃ əs /

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adjective

not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.

made; manufactured: a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves.

Origin of factitious

First recorded in 1640–50, factitious is from the Latin word factīcius “made by art, artificial.” See fact, -itious

OTHER WORDS FROM factitious

fac·ti·tious·ly, adverbfac·ti·tious·ness, nounnon·fac·ti·tious, adjectivenon·fac·ti·tious·ly, adverb

non·fac·ti·tious·ness, nouno·ver·fac·ti·tious, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factitious

1. facetious, factious, factitious 2. factitious , fictitious

Words nearby factitious

faction, factional, factionalize, faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, fact of life, factoid

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Example sentences from the Web for factitious

From this to the fabrication of a factitious human fossil was, it is suggested, but a short step.
The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man|Charles Lyell
They are as factitious as the old-fashioned appeals to the memory of Brutus.
Hours in a Library|Leslie Stephen
Perhaps only Courtlandt, in his wise, grave taciturnity, saw just how factitious the smile was.
The Adventures of a Widow|Edgar Fawcett
A factitious reply had been again upon his lips, but it was again suspended, and he looked at her with an arrested eye.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy

Its plan, accepted with great difficulty by a factitious majority, never appeared to have much chance of adoption.
The Uprising of a Great People|Count Agnor de Gasparin

British Dictionary definitions for factitious

factitious

/ (fækˈtɪʃəs) /

adjective

artificial rather than naturalfactitious demands created by the mass media

not genuine; shamfactitious enthusiasm

Derived forms of factitious

factitiously, adverbfactitiousness, noun

Word Origin for factitious

C17: from Latin factīcius, from facere to make, do

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Medical definitions for factitious

factitious

[ făk-tĭsh′əs ]

adj.

Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.

单词	factitious
释义	factitious [ fak-tish-uhs ] / fækˈtɪʃ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR factitious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm. made; manufactured: a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves. Origin of factitious First recorded in 1640–50, factitious is from the Latin word factīcius “made by art, artificial.” See fact, -itious OTHER WORDS FROM factitious fac·ti·tious·ly, adverbfac·ti·tious·ness, nounnon·fac·ti·tious, adjectivenon·fac·ti·tious·ly, adverb non·fac·ti·tious·ness, nouno·ver·fac·ti·tious, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factitious 1. facetious, factious, factitious 2. factitious , fictitious Words nearby factitious faction, factional, factionalize, faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, fact of life, factoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for factitious From this to the fabrication of a factitious human fossil was, it is suggested, but a short step. The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man\|Charles Lyell They are as factitious as the old-fashioned appeals to the memory of Brutus. Hours in a Library\|Leslie Stephen Perhaps only Courtlandt, in his wise, grave taciturnity, saw just how factitious the smile was. The Adventures of a Widow\|Edgar Fawcett A factitious reply had been again upon his lips, but it was again suspended, and he looked at her with an arrested eye. Far from the Madding Crowd\|Thomas Hardy Its plan, accepted with great difficulty by a factitious majority, never appeared to have much chance of adoption. The Uprising of a Great People\|Count Agnor de Gasparin British Dictionary definitions for factitious factitious / (fækˈtɪʃəs) / adjective artificial rather than naturalfactitious demands created by the mass media not genuine; shamfactitious enthusiasm Derived forms of factitious factitiously, adverbfactitiousness, noun Word Origin for factitious C17: from Latin factīcius, from facere to make, do Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to factitious artificial, sham, false Medical definitions for factitious factitious [ făk-tĭsh′əs ] adj. Produced artificially rather than by a natural process. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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factitious

adjective

Origin of factitious

OTHER WORDS FROM factitious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factitious

Words nearby factitious

Example sentences from the Web for factitious

British Dictionary definitions for factitious

adjective

Derived forms of factitious

Word Origin for factitious

Words related to factitious

Medical definitions for factitious

adj.