English Dictionary
Definition of “artificial”
artificial (ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl
)
Definitions
adjective
- produced by man; not occurring naturally ⇒
artificial materials of great strength
- made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuine ⇒
artificial cream
- pretended; assumed; insincere ⇒
an artificial manner
- lacking in spontaneity; affected ⇒
an artificial laugh
- biology relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organisms ⇒
an artificial classification
Alternative Forms
artificiality (ˌɑːtɪˌfɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ) noun ˌartiˈficially adverb Word Origin
C14: from Latin artificiālis belonging to art, from artificium skill, artifice
Synonyms
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insincere,
forced,
affected,
assumed,
phoney or phony
put on,
false,
pretended,
hollow,
contrived,
unnatural,
feigned,
spurious,
meretricious,
=
fake,
mock,
imitation,
bogus,
simulated,
phoney or phony
sham,
pseudo,
fabricated,
counterfeit,
spurious,
ersatz,
specious,
Translations
- British English:
artificial
Artificial objects, materials, or situations do not occur naturally and are created by people....artificial limbs.ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl ADJECTIVE ...artificial limbs.
- Spanish:
artificial
adj
- French:
artificiel
adj
- German:
künstlich
adj
- Chinese: 人造的 adj
- Arabic: اِصْطِناعيّ adj
- Portuguese: artificial adj
- Russian: искусственный adj искусственная
- Croatian: umjetan adj umjetna
- Czech: umělý adj
- Danish: kunstig adj
- Dutch: kunstmatig adj
- Finnish: keinotekoinen adj
- Greek: τεχνητός adj τεχνητή
- Italian: artificiale adj
- Japanese: 人工の no_posp
- Korean: 인공적인 adj
- Norwegian: kunstig adj
- Polish: sztuczny adj sztuczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: artificial adj
- European Spanish:
artificial
adj
- Swedish: konstgjord adj konstgjort
- Thai: เทียม n
- Turkish: yapay adj
- Vietnamese: nhân tạo adj
Usage examples
Not for him the artificial thrill of betting on the turn of a card, the stride of a horse.
Ruell, Patrick, The Only Game (1991)The world's first truly artificial organism has been engineered by researchers in California.
New Scientist (2003)In one photo, she's lying on her back, her bare breasts covered with artificial snow.
Globe and Mail (2003)His computer is decorated with dozens of brightly coloured artificial flowers attached to the machine by Blu-Tack.
Glasgow Herald (2001)From then on, I determined that I was going to try do this without resorting to any artificial man-made means.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts, THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
