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Definitions for Artificial
[1] made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
[2] imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring.
[3] lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.
[4] full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.
[5] made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.
[6] Biology . based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification.
[7] Jewelry . manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Compare assembled, imitation(def 11) , synthetic(def 6) .
[8] produced by man; not occurring naturally artificial materials of great strength
[9] made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuine artificial cream
[10] pretended; assumed; insincere an artificial manner
[11] lacking in spontaneity; affected an artificial laugh
[12] biology relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organisms an artificial classification
Words related to Artificial
unreal, bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, factitious, manufactured, mock, phony, plastic, sham, simulated, specious, spurious, substitute, synthetic, unnatural, false, fabricated, faked
Words nearby Artificial
artifact, artifacting, artifactitious, artifice, artificer, artificial, artificial aid, artificial aids, artificial blood, artificial climbing, artificial daylight
Origin of Artificial
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin artificiālis contrived by art; see artifice, -al1
Other words from Artificial
ar·ti·fi·cial·ly , adverb
ar·ti·fi·cial·ness , noun
o·ver·ar·ti·fi·cial , adjective
o·ver·ar·ti·fi·cial·ly , adverb
su·per·ar·ti·fi·cial , adjective
su·per·ar·ti·fi·cial·ly , adverb
un·ar·ti·fi·cial , adjective
un·ar·ti·fi·cial·ly , adverb
Word origin for Artificial
C14: from Latin artificiālis belonging to art, from artificium skill, artifice
Synonyms for Artificial
unreal, bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, fabricated, factitious, faked, false, falsie, hyped up, manufactured, mock, phony, plastic, sham, simulated, specious, spurious, substitute, synthetic, unnatural