Factitious

Pronunciation: /fækˈtɪʃəs/

Definitions of factitious

adjective artificially created or developed; not natural or genuine

Example Sentences

A1 The factitious smile on her face fooled no one.

A2 He tried to impress his friends with factitious stories of his travels.

B1 The factitious nature of the painting was revealed by the art expert.

B2 The factitious dialogue in the movie made it hard to take seriously.

C1 Her factitious behavior was a result of years of pretending to be someone she was not.

C2 The factitious documents were so well-made that even experts had trouble detecting them.

Examples of factitious in a Sentence

formal The experiment was designed to test the effects of factitious substances on plant growth.

informal She made up a factitious excuse to leave the party early.

slang I can't believe he's trying to sell us on that factitious story.

figurative His smile seemed factitious, hiding his true feelings.

Grammatical Forms of factitious

• past tense: factitiously
• plural: factitious
• comparative: more factitious
• superlative: most factitious
• present tense: factitiously
• future tense: will be factitious
• perfect tense: have been factitious
• continuous tense: is being factitious
• singular: factitious
• positive degree: factitious
• infinitive: to be factitious
• gerund: factitiously
• participle: factitious

Origin and Evolution of factitious

First Known Use: 1625 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'factitious' originated from the Latin word 'facticius' which means 'artificial' or 'made by human skill'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'factitious' has evolved to also encompass the idea of something being not genuine or authentic, in addition to its original meaning of being artificial or made by human skill.