factitious C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /fækˈtɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #198216 Meanings 1 adj not produced by natural forces Brokers created a factitious demand for stocks. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms factitiouslyfactitiousnessunfactitious Related forms fictitious Etymology Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from faciō (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # factitious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /fækˈtɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 198216 ## Meanings 1. not produced by natural forces ## Examples - Brokers created a factitious demand for stocks. ## Derived Forms - factitiously - factitiousness - unfactitious ## Related Forms - fictitious ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from faciō (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown