fac|ti´tious|ness — fac|ti|tious «fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. developed by effort; not natural; forced; artificial: »His factitious smile convinced me that he was not sincere. Extensive advertising can cause a factitious demand for an article. ╂[< Latin factītius… … Useful english dictionary
un´sat|is|fac´to|ri|ness — un|sat|is|fac|to|ry «UHN sat ihs FAK tuhr ee», adjective. not satisfactory; not good enough to satisfy; inadequate. –un´sat|is|fac´to|ri|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sat|is|fac|to|ri|ness — «SAT ihs FAK tuhr ee nihs, tree », noun. satisfactory character or state; the power of satisfying or contenting … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
fac — fac·tion·al; fac·tion·al·ist; fac·tion·eer; fac·tion·ist; fac·tious; fac·tious·ly; fac·tious·ness; fac·ti·tial; fac·ti·tious; fac·ti·tious·ly; fac·ti·tious·ness; … English syllables
fac|ti´tious|ly — fac|ti|tious «fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. developed by effort; not natural; forced; artificial: »His factitious smile convinced me that he was not sincere. Extensive advertising can cause a factitious demand for an article. ╂[< Latin factītius… … Useful english dictionary
fac|ti|tious — «fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. developed by effort; not natural; forced; artificial: »His factitious smile convinced me that he was not sincere. Extensive advertising can cause a factitious demand for an article. ╂[< Latin factītius (with English … Useful english dictionary
fac´tu|al|ly — fac|tu|al «FAK chu uhl», adjective. 1. concerned with fact; consisting of facts; of the nature of fact: »The explorer kept a factual account of the trip in his diary. While the script may do violence to factual accuracy, the film catches… … Useful english dictionary
fac|tu|al — «FAK chu uhl», adjective. 1. concerned with fact; consisting of facts; of the nature of fact: »The explorer kept a factual account of the trip in his diary. While the script may do violence to factual accuracy, the film catches magnificently the… … Useful english dictionary
Fac-titiously — Factitious Fac*ti tious, a. [L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Fetich}.] Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English