Definitions for ARTIFICIAL
ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əlar·ti·fi·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 6 votes

1. artificial, unrealadjective

   contrived by art rather than nature

   "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

2. artificial, contrived, hokey, stiltedadjective

   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. artificialadjective

   not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artificialadjective

   Man-made; of artifice.

   The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

2. artificialadjective

   False, misleading.

   Her manner was somewhat artificial.

3. artificialadjective

   Unnatural.

4. Etymology: Via (French: artificiel), from artificialis from artificium "skill", from artifex, from ars "skill", and -fex, from facere "to make".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artificialadjective

   Etymology: artificiel, Fr.

   1. Made by art; not natural.

   Basilius used the artificial day of torches to lighten the sports their inventions could contrive. Philip Sidney, b. i.

   The curtains closely drawn the light to skreen,
   As if he had contriv’d to lie unseen:
   Thus cover’d with an artificial night,
   Sleep did his office. John Dryden, Fables.

   There is no natural motion perpetual; yet it doth not hinder but that it is possible to contrive such an artificial revolution. John Wilkins, Dædalus.

   2. Fictitious; not genuine.

   Why, I can smile, and murder while I smile,
   And cry, content, to that which grieves my heart,
   And wet my cheeks with artificial tears. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   3. Artful; contrived with skill.

   These seem to be the more artificial, as those of a single person the more natural governments, orders, and institutions. William Temple.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artificial

   Artificiality (the state of being artificial or manmade) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity.

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1. artificial

   Artificial refers to something that is made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally or in the environment. It often implies an imitation of something natural or a real version, or a product of human creativity or technology. This term is commonly used in various contexts such as artificial materials, artificial intelligence, artificial flavors, among others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artificialadjective

   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. Artificialadjective

   feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine

3. Artificialadjective

   artful; cunning; crafty

4. Artificialadjective

   cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses

5. Etymology: [L. artificialis, fr. artificium: cf. F. artificiel. See Artifice.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ARTIFICIAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4506

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ARTIFICIAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #601

How to pronounce ARTIFICIAL?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ARTIFICIAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ARTIFICIAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ARTIFICIAL in a Sentence

1. Brooke Alpert:

   Artificial sweeteners trigger insulin, which sends your body into fat storage mode and leads to weight gain.

2. Jamie Lloyd-Smith:

   What the study showed is that under certain conditions in the laboratory, which are obviously kind of artificial, SARS-CoV-2 is detectable for up to three hours in aerosols, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.

3. Wen Yang:

   Such lightweight and tough materials like fish scales are the sexy topics that materials scientists are pursuing, it is true that the natural armor is similar to artificial body armor because of the similar scale overlapping system. However, the natural armor such as these fish scales is tough and much lighter, without impeding body flexibility and locomotion.

4. Anthony Shelton:

   However, when you want to release populations of males, you do not include tetracycline, so all the female larvae that are feeding on the artificial diet will die. And then you'll just have thousands and thousands of males which you can release in the field.

5. Sharon Horesh Bergquist:

   The cause behind these associations isn't clear, other potential biological causes could be attributed to experimental evidence linking consumption of artificial sweeteners to sugar cravings, appetite stimulation and glucose intolerance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ARTIFICIAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Artificial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ARTIFICIAL
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ARTIFICIAL