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1. (adj.) artificial
made by human skill; produced by humans; not natural.
2. artificial
imitation; simulated; sham:
artificial vanilla flavoring; artificial gemstones.
3. artificial
lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced:
an artificial smile.
4. artificial
full of affectation; stilted.
5. artificial
pertaining to a taxonomic classification that groups together unrelated organisms.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)
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| Definition of 'artificial' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) artificial, unreal
contrived by art rather than nature
"artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
2. (adj) artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted
artificially formal
"that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
3. (adj) artificial
not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
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1. (adjective) artificial
not created in natural processes; = man-made
artificial ingredients
2. artificial
≠ genuine
an artificial smile
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| Definition of 'artificial' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) artificial
made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers
2. (adj) artificial
feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine
3. (adj) artificial
artful; cunning; crafty
4. (adj) artificial
cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses
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Sense: made by man; not natural; not real
artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight?
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 Afrikaans: kunsmatig |
 Arabic: إصْطِناعي، مُصْطَنَع |
 Bulgarian: изкуствен |
 Brazilian: artificial |
 Czech: umělý |
 German: künstlich |
 Danish: kunstig |
 Greek: τεχνητός |
 Spanish: artificial |
 Estonian: kunst-, tehis- |
 Farsi: مصنوعی؛ ساختگی |
 Finnish: keinotekoinen |
 French: artificiel |
 Hebrew: מְלָאכוּתִי |
 Hindi: कृत्रिम |
 Croatian: umjetan |
 Hungarian: mesterséges |
 Indonesian: buatan, bikinan |
 Icelandic: tilbúinn, gervi |
 Italian: artificiale |
 Japanese: 人為的な |
 Korean: 인공의 |
 Lithuanian: dirbtinis |
 Latvian: mākslīgs; neīsts |
 Malay: buatan |
 Dutch: kunstmatig |
 Norwegian: kunstig, unaturlig |
 Polish: sztuczny |
 Persian: مصنوعی؛ ساختگی |
 Pashto: مصنوعی، ساختګی |
 Portuguese: artificial |
 Romanian: artificial |
 Russian: искусственный |
 Slovak: umelý |
 Slovenian: umeten |
 Serbian: veštački |
 Swedish: konstgjord |
 Thai: ซึ่งประดิษฐ์ขึ้น; สังเครา |
 Turkish: yapay |
 Taiwanese: 人工的 |
 Ukrainian: штучний; синтетичний |
 Urdu: مصنوعی ، بناوٹی |
 Vietnamese: nhân tạo |
 Chinese: 人工的 |
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