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.si.u/ [fakˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /fakˈt͡ʃi.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fakˈt͡ʃi.si.o/ [fakˈt͡ʃi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /fakˈt͡ʃi.sjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈkti.sju/

Adjective

factício (feminine factícia, masculine plural factícios, feminine plural factícias)

artificial; factitious; man-made
Synonym: artificial

Antonym: natural
artificial; factitious; fake; fabricated
Synonym: falso

Derived terms

transtorno factício

References

“factício” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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