factitious

fac·ti·tious

adjective \fak-ˈti-shəs\

Definition of FACTITIOUS

1

: produced by humans rather than by natural forces

2

a : formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard

b : produced by special effort : sham <created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage>

— fac·ti·tious·ly adverb

— fac·ti·tious·ness noun

Examples of FACTITIOUS

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

Origin of FACTITIOUS

Latin facticius, from factus, past participle of facere to make, do — more at do

First Known Use: 1646

Related to FACTITIOUS

Synonyms

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, imitation, fake, false, faux, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Antonyms

genuine, natural, real

Related Words

cultured, manufactured, process; unauthentic; adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with); concocted, fabricated; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney); affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true; premium, quality, valuable; pure, unadulterated

Rhymes with FACTITIOUS

ambitious, auspicious, capricious, delicious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, pumiceous, seditious, sericeous, suspicious

fac·ti·tious

adjective \fak-ˈtish-əs\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of FACTITIOUS

: not produced by natural means