factitious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Created by humans; artificial.
  2. Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.

Pronunciation

/fækˈtɪʃəs/ en-us-factitious.ogg

Word forms

factitious more factitious most factitious

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from faciō (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish.

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