factitious
pronunciation
How to pronounce factitious in British English:
UK [fækˈtɪʃəs]
How to pronounce factitious in American English:
US [fækˈtɪʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- not produced by natural forces
Word Origin
- factitious (adj.)
- 1640s, "made by or resulting from art, artificial," from Latin facticius/factitius "artificial," from factus "elaborate, artistic," past participle adjective from facere "to make, do; perform; bring about; endure, suffer; behave; suit, be of service" (source of French faire, Spanish hacer), from PIE root *dhe- "to put, to set, to do" (cognates: Sanskrit dadhati "puts, places;" Avestan dadaiti "he puts;" Old Persian ada "he made;" Hittite dai- "to place;" Greek tithenai "to put, set, place;" Lithuanian deti "to put;" Polish dziać się "to be happening;" Russian delat' "to do;" Old High German tuon, German tun, Old Saxon, Old English don "to do;" Old Frisian dua, Old Swedish duon, Gothic gadeths "a doing;" Old Norse dalidun "they did"). Related: Factitiously; factitiousness.
Example
- 1. Brokers created a factitious demand for stocks .
- 2. The monopoly of china telecommunication is factitious monopoly caused by system bulwark .
- 3. Depressed factitious what can think of to commit suicide ?
- 4. An expensive advertising campaign has led to a factitious demand for bottled water .
- 5. Factitious hype is the garlic price rise cause hot money is malicious speculation .