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factitious
[ fak-tish-uhs ]
adjective
- not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived:
factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
- made; manufactured:
a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves.
factitious
/ fækˈtɪʃəs /
adjective
- artificial rather than natural
factitious demands created by the mass media
- not genuine; sham
factitious enthusiasm
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Derived Forms
- facˈtitiously, adverb
- facˈtitiousness, noun
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Other Words From
- fac·titious·ly adverb
- fac·titious·ness noun
- nonfac·titious adjective
- nonfac·titious·ly adverb
- nonfac·titious·ness noun
- over·fac·titious adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of factitious1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of factitious1
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Example Sentences
Under these conditions it is again hidden beneath heterogeneous dogmas, obscure comments, and factitious explanations.
But before he had walked half a square, the factitious energy inspired by drink deserted him.
The entire structure of their social life reposed on feelings, and not on a factitious conception, on a work of art.
His mind turns towards combinations, arrangements, legal or factitious organisations.
The prices of farms and improvements vary greatly, and are influenced much by factitious and local circumstances.
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