Definition of factitious Factitious
/fæktɪˈʃʌs/ - [faktishus] - fac•ti•tious
We found 5 definitions of factitious from 4 different sources.
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What does factitious mean?
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| factitious - not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks" |
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Wiktionary 
- factitious (Adjective)
Created by humans; artificial. - factitious (Adjective)
Counterfeit, fabricated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- factitious (a.)
Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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factitious
fak-tish′us, adj. made by art, in opposition to what is natural or spontaneous: conventional.—adv. Facti′tiously.—n. Facti′tiousness.—adjs. Fac′titive, causative; Fac′tive (obs.), making. [L. factitius—facĕre, to make.]
