factitious

Describes something that is artificially created or developed, often implying it is not natural or genuine.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie quelque chose de créé ou développé artificiellement, souvent en suggérant un caractère non naturel ou peu sincère.

1. Artificial or not natural C2 formal

   Produced artificially rather than by natural processes; not genuine.

   • The scientist created a factitious environment to test the plant's growth.
   • Her factitious smile did not hide her true feelings.
   • The market was flooded with factitious goods that looked like the original.

   🇫🇷Artificiel, non naturel

   Synonymes: artificialcontrivedcounterfeitersatzfabricatedfakemanufacturedshamsyntheticunnatural

   Antonymes: authenticgenuinenaturalrealsincere

• more factitious comparative form
• most factitious superlative form