factitious
What is another word for factitious? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.
Adj — Made by people rather than occurring naturally.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. adj
Not genuine; fake or made up.
“"Well, mater," he said, in a voice of factitious calm, "I've got it." He was looking up at the ceiling. "Got what?" "The National Scholarship. Swynnerton says it's a sheer fluke. But I've got it. Great glory for the Bursley School of Art!"”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin factītius ("artificial"), an alternative form of factīcius, itself from faciō ("to make, do"). It is a doublet of fetish.
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