Definitions for factitiousfækˈtɪʃ əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fac•ti•tiousfækˈtɪʃ əs(adj.)
artificial or contrived; not spontaneous or natural.
Origin of factitious:
1640–50; < L factīcius artificial. See fact , -itious
fac•ti′tious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
factitious(adj)
not produced by natural forces
"brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"
Wiktionary
factitious(Adjective)
Created by humans, artificial.
factitious(Adjective)
Counterfeit, fabricated.
Origin: From factitius "artificial", from facere "to make, do".
Webster Dictionary
Factitious(adj)
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
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