FACTITIOUS
factitious
(adjective) not produced by natural forces; “brokers created a factitious demand for stocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
factitious (comparative more factitious, superlative most factitious)
Created by humans; artificial.
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Source: Wiktionary
Fac*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Fetich.]
Definition: 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.
– Fac-ti"tious*ly, adv.
– Fac*ti"tious-ness, n. He acquires a factitious propensity, he forms an incorrigible habit, of desultory reading. De Quincey.
Syn.
– Unnatural.
– Factitious, Unnatural. Anything is unnatural when it departs in any way from its simple or normal state; it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up by labor and effort, as, a factitious excitement. An unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption; a factitious demand is one created by active exertions for the purpose. An unnatural alarm is one greater than the occasion requires; a factitious alarm is one wrought up with care and effort.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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