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factitiousartificial; contrived: His enthusiastic response was factitious.; made; manufactured: a factitious part
Not to be confused with:facetious – not to be taken seriously; amusing; humorous; frivolous: I was only being facetious.fictitious – spurious, fake; fictional; created or assumed with the intention to conceal: a fictitious name; imaginatively produced: a fictitious storyfac·ti·tious F0007100 (făk-tĭsh′əs)adj.1. Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.2. Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham: speculators responsible for the factitious value of some stocks.
[From Latin factīcius, from factus, past participle of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
fac·ti′tious·ly adv.fac·ti′tious·ness n.factitious (fækˈtɪʃəs) adj1. artificial rather than natural: factitious demands created by the mass media. 2. not genuine; sham: factitious enthusiasm. [C17: from Latin factīcius, from facere to make, do] facˈtitiously adv facˈtitiousness nfac•ti•tious (fækˈtɪʃ əs)
adj. artificial or contrived; not spontaneous or natural. [1640–50; < Latin factīcius artificial. See fact, -itious] fac•ti′tious•ly, adv. fac•ti′tious•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | factitious - not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
factitiousadjectiveMarked by unnaturalness, pretension, and often a slavish love of fads:artificial, plastic, synthetic, unnatural.TranslationsfactitiousenUK
factitious [fak-tish´us] artificial; not natural.factitious disorder a mental disorder" >mental disorder characterized by repeated, knowing simulation of physical or psychological symptoms for no apparent purpose other than obtaining treatment. Unlike malingering there is no recognizable motive for feigning illness. It is subtyped on the basis of whether the predominant signs and symptoms are physical (munchausen syndrome), psychological, or both. See also ganser syndrome.factitious disorder by proxy a form of factitious disorder in which one person (usually a mother) intentionally fabricates or induces signs and symptoms of one or more physical (munchausen syndrome by proxy) or psychological disorders in another person under their care (usually a child) and subjects that person to needless and sometimes dangerous or disfiguring diagnostic procedures or treatment, without any external incentives for the behavior existing.fac·ti·tious (fak-tish'ŭs), Do not confuse this word with factitial.Artificial; self-induced; not naturally occurring. [L. factitius, made by art, fr. facio, to make] factitious adjective Pertaining or referring to consciously determined symptoms, driven by an unconscious but compelling need to assume a “sick role”, usually in absence of an external incentive.factitious adjective Referring to symptoms driven by an unconscious, compelling need to assume a 'sick role', usually in absence of an external incentive. See Munchausen disease. fac·ti·tious (fak-tish'ŭs) Artificial; self-induced; not naturally occurring. [L. factitius, made by art, fr. facio, to make]fac·ti·tious (fak-tish'ŭs) Artificial; self-induced; not naturally occurring. [L. factitius, made by art, fr. facio, to make]factitiousenUK
Related to factitious: factitious thyrotoxicosisSynonyms for factitiousadj marked by unnaturalness, pretension, and often a slavish love of fadsSynonyms- artificial
- plastic
- synthetic
- unnatural
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