factitious

adjective

fac·ti·tious fak-ˈti-shəs How to pronounce factitious (audio)

: produced by humans rather than by natural forces

It seems probable that several of the mounds are factitious.

Those factitious stones have resisted atmospheric influences much better than sandstones; they are composed of perfectly hard mortar mixed with pounded pebbles …

Principles of Modern Building, volume 1

: formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard

factitious tastes and values

… her genuine vocation, as distinguished from the hollow and factitious ideal with which her family and her association with Olive Chancellor had saddled her …

Henry James

: produced by special effort : not genuine

created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage

… whether the smile began as a factitious one, to test her capacity in that art,—nobody knows; it ended certainly in a real smile.

Thomas Hardy

What was dramatic in it tended to be factitious, generated as it was by the mystery part of the story …

Alan Horsman

: of, relating to, or affected with factitious disorder

True factitious patients are those who consciously feign physical or psychological symptoms to assume the role of a patient because they desire attention, sympathy and caring.

Liz Hunt

factitiously adverb

factitiousness noun

Did you know?

Like the common words fact and factual, factitious ultimately comes from the Latin verb facere, meaning "to do" or "to make." But in current use, factitious has little to do with things factual and true—in fact, factitious often implies the opposite. The most immediate ancestor of factitious is the Latin adjective facticius, meaning "made by art" or "artificial." When English speakers first adopted the word as factitious in the 17th century, it meant "produced by human effort or skill" (rather than arising from nature). This meaning gave rise to such meanings as "artificial" and "false" or "feigned."

Example Sentences

presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another

Recent Examples on the Web Their connection to these was as factitious as their previous link to toothpaste.

David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Marc Feldman, the American psychiatrist who popularized the term Munchausen by internet, has noticed that most of the cases of factitious disorder that come to his attention involve women.

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2021 Amidst this sad and factitious disorder what became clear was that political agendas were once again trumping facts.

Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Life here feels familiar—perversely, almost easy, if admittedly factitious.

Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020 That’s because, for the most part, music is used in movies as sonic wallpaper, covering silences and images with an indifferent and casually factitious unity.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017

Medical Definition

factitious

adjective

fac·ti·tious fak-ˈtish-əs How to pronounce factitious (audio)

: not produced or arising by natural means

specifically : of, relating to, or affected by factitious disorder

factitious hypoglycemia following self-administration of insulin

All medical specialties may be interested in the management of factitious patients as evidenced by the clinical heterogeneity of the sample, but the study reveals a prevalence of psychiatry, emergency room, and internal medicine departments.

Ivano Caselli et al., Psychology Research and Behavior Management

factitious

adjective

as in faux

being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff

Synonyms & Similar Words

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faux
synthetic
artificial
fake
simulated
false
imitation
imitative
dummy
mock
ersatz
bogus
manufactured
mimic
substitute
pretend
counterfeit
sham
deceptive
man-made
process
designer
manipulated
fabricated
pseudo
cultured
misleading
unauthentic
fraudulent
spurious
adulterated
concocted
forged
engineered
phony
feigned
doctored
phoney
pinchbeck
fudged
juggled
affected
tampered (with)
brummagem

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

real
natural
genuine
true
legitimate
authentic
valuable
pure
bona fide
quality
unadulterated
premium

as in false

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

false
unnatural
mock
fake
strained
artificial
mechanical
pseudo
exaggerated
spurious
simulated
contrived
affected
pretended
feigned
assumed
bogus
phony
theatrical
forced
plastic
sham
theatric
unreal
phoney
put-on
cute
hollow
calculated
unauthentic
manufactured
insincere
deliberate
empty
automatic
unrealistic
formal
fabricated
concocted
hypocritical
pat
hokey
histrionic
melodramatic
unctuous
labored
canned
facile
conscious
stiff
conventional
impersonal
mealy
cultivated
simpering
overdone
wooden
rigid
cutesy
stylized
artful
mincing
premeditated
overacted
genteel
studied
two-faced
mealymouthed
inflexible
double-dealing
goody-goody
overrefined
left-handed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

genuine
real
spontaneous
natural
artless
true
realistic
authentic
unaffected
unfeigned
sincere
bona fide
right
uncontrived
unforced
honest
unpretending
easy
ingenuous
unconscious
instinctive
extemporaneous
smooth
effortless
impulsive
unstudied
impromptu
unrehearsed
unprompted

单词	factitious
释义	factitious adjective fac·ti·tious fak-ˈti-shəs 1 : produced by humans rather than by natural forces It seems probable that several of the mounds are factitious. Those factitious stones have resisted atmospheric influences much better than sandstones; they are composed of perfectly hard mortar mixed with pounded pebbles … Principles of Modern Building, volume 1 2 a : formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard factitious tastes and values … her genuine vocation, as distinguished from the hollow and factitious ideal with which her family and her association with Olive Chancellor had saddled her … Henry James b : produced by special effort : not genuine created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage … whether the smile began as a factitious one, to test her capacity in that art,—nobody knows; it ended certainly in a real smile. Thomas Hardy What was dramatic in it tended to be factitious, generated as it was by the mystery part of the story … Alan Horsman c : of, relating to, or affected with factitious disorder True factitious patients are those who consciously feign physical or psychological symptoms to assume the role of a patient because they desire attention, sympathy and caring. Liz Hunt factitiously adverb factitiousness noun Did you know? Like the common words fact and factual, factitious ultimately comes from the Latin verb facere, meaning "to do" or "to make." But in current use, factitious has little to do with things factual and true—in fact, factitious often implies the opposite. The most immediate ancestor of factitious is the Latin adjective facticius, meaning "made by art" or "artificial." When English speakers first adopted the word as factitious in the 17th century, it meant "produced by human effort or skill" (rather than arising from nature). This meaning gave rise to such meanings as "artificial" and "false" or "feigned." Synonyms artificial bogus dummy ersatz fake false faux imitation imitative man-made mimic mock pretend sham simulated substitute synthetic See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another Recent Examples on the Web Their connection to these was as factitious as their previous link to toothpaste. David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Marc Feldman, the American psychiatrist who popularized the term Munchausen by internet, has noticed that most of the cases of factitious disorder that come to his attention involve women. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2021 Amidst this sad and factitious disorder what became clear was that political agendas were once again trumping facts. Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Life here feels familiar—perversely, almost easy, if admittedly factitious. Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020 That’s because, for the most part, music is used in movies as sonic wallpaper, covering silences and images with an indifferent and casually factitious unity. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017 Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin factīcius "manufactured, artificial," from factus (past participle of facere "to make, create, bring about") + -īcius -itious — more at fact First Known Use circa 1624, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing factitious factitious disorder factitious disorder imposed on self factitious disease factitious disorder imposed on another factitious disorder factitious disorder imposed on self factitious disease factitious disorder imposed on another Medical Definition factitious adjective fac·ti·tious fak-ˈtish-əs : not produced or arising by natural means specifically : of, relating to, or affected by factitious disorder factitious hypoglycemia following self-administration of insulin All medical specialties may be interested in the management of factitious patients as evidenced by the clinical heterogeneity of the sample, but the study reveals a prevalence of psychiatry, emergency room, and internal medicine departments. Ivano Caselli et al., Psychology Research and Behavior Management factitious adjective 1 as in faux being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance faux synthetic artificial fake simulated false imitation imitative dummy mock ersatz bogus manufactured mimic substitute pretend counterfeit sham deceptive man-made process designer manipulated fabricated pseudo cultured misleading unauthentic fraudulent spurious adulterated concocted forged engineered phony feigned doctored phoney pinchbeck fudged juggled affected tampered (with) brummagem Antonyms & Near Antonyms real natural genuine true legitimate authentic valuable pure bona fide quality unadulterated premium See More 2 as in false lacking in natural or spontaneous quality the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another Synonyms & Similar Words false unnatural mock fake strained artificial mechanical pseudo exaggerated spurious simulated contrived affected pretended feigned assumed bogus phony theatrical forced plastic sham theatric unreal phoney put-on cute hollow calculated unauthentic manufactured insincere deliberate empty automatic unrealistic formal fabricated concocted hypocritical pat hokey histrionic melodramatic unctuous labored canned facile conscious stiff conventional impersonal mealy cultivated simpering overdone wooden rigid cutesy stylized artful mincing premeditated overacted genteel studied two-faced mealymouthed inflexible double-dealing goody-goody overrefined left-handed Antonyms & Near Antonyms genuine real spontaneous natural artless true realistic authentic unaffected unfeigned sincere bona fide right uncontrived unforced honest unpretending easy ingenuous unconscious instinctive extemporaneous smooth effortless impulsive unstudied impromptu unrehearsed unprompted See More
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factitious

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