factitious, fictitious

factitious, fictitious
The basic meanings of factitious are "artificial," "contrived," "not spontaneous": "The centerpiece on the table was made of factitious leaves and flowers." "Many gadgets in the home are but factitious conveniences." Fictitious has a related meaning of "not real," but it is more often applied to works of the imagination, such as novels, plays, and stories: "His account of the experience was partly accurate and partly fictitious." A factitious lawsuit is one that has been contrived with little basis in fact; a fictitious lawsuit is one that has à completely imaginary basis.

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  • factitious — factious, factitious, fractious Factious means ‘characterized by faction or dissension’, as in factious quarrelling, whereas factitious means ‘contrived, artificial’, as in factitious reasoning; both words are related to Latin facere ‘to do’ but… …   Modern English usage

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  • feigned — adj 1. fake, counterfeit, sham, bogus, fraudulent, false, spurious, meretricious, flash; pretended, make believe, acted, theatrical, affected, put on, mock, insincere, ungenuine, Sl. hokey; pseudo, imitation, simulated, synthetic, ersatz,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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  • factious — factious, factitious, fractious Factious means ‘characterized by faction or dissension’, as in factious quarrelling, whereas factitious means ‘contrived, artificial’, as in factitious reasoning; both words are related to Latin facere ‘to do’ but… …   Modern English usage

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