fattizio

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Latin factīcius (“artificial, factitious”), derived from factus (“made”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatˈtit.t͡sjo/
• Rhymes: -ittsjo
• Hyphenation: fat‧tì‧zio

Adjective

fattizio (feminine fattizia, masculine plural fattizi, feminine plural fattizie) (literary)

1. artificial, factitious

   Synonym: artificiale

   Antonym: naturale

2. invented, fabricated, made-up

   Synonym: inventato

   Antonym: reale

3. fake, spurious, forged

   Synonyms: artefatto, falso

   Antonyms: reale, genuino, vero

4. unnatural, corrupt

   Synonym: innaturale

   Antonym: naturale

5. (rare) made, created

   Synonyms: creato, fatto

6. (very rare) onomatopoeic (of an adjective)

   Synonym: onomatopeico

References

• fattizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana