factício

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Doublet of feitiço, which was inherited, and fetiche, a reborrowing from French.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fakˈt͡ʃi.sju/

Adjective

factício m (feminine singular factícia, masculine plural factícios, feminine plural factícias, comparable)

  1. artificial; factitious; man-made
    Synonym: artificial
    Antonym: natural
  2. artificial; factitious; fake; fabricated
    Synonym: falso

Derived terms
  • transtorno factício

References
  • “factício” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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