factitious
not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
made; manufactured: a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves.
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Origin of factitious
1Other words from factitious
- fac·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- fac·ti·tious·ness, noun
- non·fac·ti·tious, adjective
- non·fac·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- non·fac·ti·tious·ness, noun
- o·ver·fac·ti·tious, adjective
Words that may be confused with factitious
- 1. facetious, factious, factitious
- 2. factitious , fictitious
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How to use factitious in a sentence
Under these conditions it is again hidden beneath heterogeneous dogmas, obscure comments, and factitious explanations.
My Religion | Leo TolstoyBut before he had walked half a square, the factitious energy inspired by drink deserted him.
File No. 113 | Emile GaboriauThe entire structure of their social life reposed on feelings, and not on a factitious conception, on a work of art.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich SchillerHis mind turns towards combinations, arrangements, legal or factitious organisations.
Essays on Political Economy | Frederic BastiatThe prices of farms and improvements vary greatly, and are influenced much by factitious and local circumstances.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West | J. M. Peck
British Dictionary definitions for factitious
/ (fækˈtɪʃəs) /
artificial rather than natural: factitious demands created by the mass media
not genuine; sham: factitious enthusiasm
Origin of factitious
1Derived forms of factitious
- factitiously, adverb
- factitiousness, noun
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