factitious
Pronunciation: /fækˈtɪʃəs/
The English word “factitious” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Created by humans; artificial.
- Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from faciō (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish.
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More English words
- factiously
- factiousness
- factish
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- factitious disorder imposed on another
- factitiously
- factitiousness
- factitive
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