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Definitions for factitious
fækˈtɪʃ əsfac·ti·tious
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Princeton's WordNet
factitiousadjective
not produced by natural forces
"brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"
Wiktionary
factitiousadjective
Created by humans, artificial.
factitiousadjective
Counterfeit, fabricated.
Etymology: From factitius "artificial", from facere "to make, do".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Factitiousadjective
Made by art, in opposition to what is made by nature.
Etymology: factitius, Latin.
In the making and distilling of soap, by one degree of fire the salt, the water, and the oil or grease, whereof that factitious concrete is made up, being boiled up together, are easily brought to incorporate. Boyle.
Hardness wherein some stones exceed all other bodies, and among them the adamant all other stones, being exalted to that degree that art in vain endeavours to counterfeit it; the factitious stones of chymists, in imitation, being easily detected by an ordinary lapidist. John Ray, on the Creation.
Wikipedia
factitious
In philosophy, facticity (French: facticité, German: Faktizität) has multiple meanings--from "factuality" and "contingency" to the intractable conditions of human existence.
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factitious
Factitious refers to something that is artificially created or developed rather than occurring naturally. It can also refer to a situation or condition that is falsely created in order to deceive others, often for sympathy or attention.
Webster Dictionary
Factitiousadjective
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 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of factitious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of factitious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- صنعيArabic
- престорен, изкуствен, фалшивBulgarian
- facticiCatalan, Valencian
- factitiousGerman
- facticioSpanish
- väärennetty, keinotekoinenFinnish
- factīciusLatin
- factícioPortuguese
- поддельный, искусственныйRussian
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