factitious

Pronunciation key ( fak-tish′əs )

fac•ti•tious

adj.

[L. factitius artificial, < pp. of facere do; see FACT.]

1. not natural. forced, artificial, such as "factitious needs of our generation."
2. conventional, affected, unnatural.
3. produced by art rather than nature.
4. a sham, as in "a factitious display of sorrow."
5. lacking genuine quality, lack of sincerity.

Syn. manufactured, pretended, simulation, spurious

fac·ti′tious·ly adv.

fac·ti′tious·ness n.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976

Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, ©2004