factitious

factitious is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. not produced by natural forces

   "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

Common word forms

factitiously, factitiousness

Words from these letters

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