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
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